[opendtv] Study: Benefits of converged TV, newspaper news operations not fully realized
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Oct. 20, 2004
Study: Benefits of converged TV, newspaper news operations not fully realized
Oct 20, 2004 8:00 AM, News Technology Update
Survey results released Oct. 16 from researchers at Ball State
University in Muncie, IN, shows that convergence - the sharing of
newsgathering resources among newspapers, television stations and Web
news - continues to be a mixed bag.
The survey, the first of a three-part study, was intended to take a
snapshot of the relationship between newspapers, television stations
and the Web. A total of 1452 editors at daily newspapers across the
country were contacted. A total of 372 newspapers responded.
The survey found that 30 percent of U.S. daily newspapers work with a
local television station when it comes to newsgathering. Only 13
percent of those working with television stations have common
ownership.
Other survey findings include:
* 27.1 percent of newspapers share their entire story lineup with
media partner more than once per week;
* 42.4 percent share part of their lineup more than once a week;
* 21 percent of newspapers share video and photographs if their
partners doesn't send a journalist to cover a story;
* 3.8 percent share costs once a month for an investigation or
special project; 16.2 percent do so at least four times per month and
51.4 percent never do.
* 26.9 percent of newspapers assign a staff member to appear on their
partner's newscast at least once a week to promote stories in the
next day's newspaper;
* 63 percent do not designate a staff member for the on-air promotion;
* 47 percent of newspapers say they never have a beat reporter appear
on their partner's broadcast;
* 29.9 percent do so at least once a month;
* 50 percent never share physical resources with their station partner;
* 18.8 percent share resources, such as a ride on a station news
chopper, at least once per month.
The survey found promotion of the partnership lacking. Twenty-three
percent of those responding said their newspapers use the logo of
their TV partner in the paper once a week. A little more than 70
percent said they never talk about promoting their TV partner's news.
Part two of the study will investigate convergence from the
television news director point of view. According to Ball State
University researchers, news directors will be contacted before the
end of the year, and results will be tabulated and published by
spring 2005.
No specific time has been set for phase three of the study, which
will look into convergence from the point of view of Web journalists.
To read the executive summary of the study, visit h
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