Our second Trust in News in New Zealand report was published on April 29, 2021. The report is produced by the AUT research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD), and it is authored by me and Dr Greg Treadwell. The report finds that the trust in news in New Zealand dropped in 2021, onlyContinue reading “Trust in news in New Zealand erodes”
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A new report for INMA
My new report How News Media Wins in Attention Economy was published by International News Media Association (INMA) in April, 2019. It covers issues such as Platform dependency. Platform attention revenue. The value of attention. Costs of acquiring and retaining attention. INMA CEO Earl J. Wilkinson says about the report: “The report raises as many questionsContinue reading “A new report for INMA”
Talking about the revolution and regulation…
I was invited to present my papers at the IAMCR conference and post-conference in Madrid, Spain, in July 2019. I will be talking about reader revolution and platform regulation, and will present some findings from a data analysis of digital reader revenues as well as from a document analysis of digital platform inquiries in theContinue reading “Talking about the revolution and regulation…”
Benefits from platform subscriptions unproven
Do newspapers benefit from digital subscription services offered by Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple? Do they make any money from them? There is not enough empirical evidence to draw conclusions, but the statements from the news companies offer a mixed picture and benefits are contested and unproven. The paper about platform digital subscriptions was presentedContinue reading “Benefits from platform subscriptions unproven”
New Zealand print news market shrinking alarmingly
The eight JMAD New Zealand media ownership report, which I authored, published by AUT research center for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) was launched on December 6, 2018. The report raises an alarm about rapidly shrinking print newspaper market and the widening news gaps in the local/community markets. The report also finds that some ofContinue reading “New Zealand print news market shrinking alarmingly”
News companies revenue from Facebook underwhelming
My article, titled “An attention economy trap? An empirical investigation into four news companies’ Facebook traffic and social media revenue” was published in the Journal of Media Business Studies in October. The article, which is available here, argues that news companies revenue from Facebook traffic and social shares is underwhelming, and suggests that the news companies should reconsiderContinue reading “News companies revenue from Facebook underwhelming”
An analysis of paywalls and pay systems
My chapter Paywalls and Pay systems, has been published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Here is the summary: “Funding of journalism has become a critical part of journalism and digital journalism studies because no single business model has emerged to solve revenue problems for print and digital news outlets. Despite newspapers’ efforts toContinue reading “An analysis of paywalls and pay systems”
New chapter published in the Routledge handbook
The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies is now available online, and my chapter co-written with Neil Thurman, Robert G. Picard and Arne H. Krumsvik is in this volume. The title of the chapter is “On digital distribution’s failure to solve newspaper’s existential crisis: Symptoms, causes, consequences and remedies.” C.W. Anderson, Professor of MediaContinue reading “New chapter published in the Routledge handbook”
Newspapers traffic bounces back
Some newspapers traffic has bounced back since Facebook changed its algorithm in January. That change meant that Facebook users news feeds favored content from their friends and family rather than from news organisations. From January to March 2018, The Washington Post’s traffic increased slightly, and The Guardian’s traffic increased 3.5%. My latest blog post forContinue reading “Newspapers traffic bounces back”
Update and evaluation of news payment systems
My chapter evaluating academic research about paywalls and news payment systems will be published in Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies later on this year. The chapter also updates payment systems related to Facebook, and investigates micro payments and membership and donor models. The book is published by Oxford University Press, and it is edited by Henrik Örnebring.Continue reading “Update and evaluation of news payment systems”
Dr Merja Myllylahti 