The Changing Media Landscape
It's not political or industrial - this is a DIGITAL revolution. It's changing the way we get information, especially news. And that means the news industry is changing to meet the different needs of you - the consumer.
"NewsWatch In-Depth: The Changing Media Landscape" discusses the future of media. Our panel of WOUB alumni and media experts will be on hand to help break down the issues facing Appalachia's place in this new media scene. They'll answer questions from the future of the news field - students at Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
For many people in Appalachian Ohio and rural West Virginia, online access is limited at best. Hundreds of thousands of people are without consistent, dependable Internet access. It's an issue that has become political, but it touches people and businesses, leaving them to struggle to play catch-up in a globalizing economy.
In the past year, millions of federal stimulus money have been funneled to our area to fund broadband access expansion. The project is expected to create more than 700 jobs in southeast Ohio while providing broadband access for more than 500,000 people. Faster access in more areas means greater opportunities for some of Ohio's most poverty-stricken counties.
Newsrooms around the country are cutting corners - laying off workers, cutting home distribution and moving content to their websites. They're being forced into new mediums and many are quickly choosing the mobile model of content delivery. According to the Pew Research Center, newspapers have cut 30% of their reporting force since 2000. Local TV stations are down nearly 6%. Newspaper subscriptions are down more than 10% in 2009, but unique monthly website hits are up 14%. It's a sign of the times - of the digital revolution and changing media landscape.
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"NewsWatch In-Depth: The Changing Media Landscape" discusses the future of media. Our panel of WOUB alumni and media experts will be on hand to help break down the issues facing Appalachia's place in this new media scene. They'll answer questions from the future of the news field - students at Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
For many people in Appalachian Ohio and rural West Virginia, online access is limited at best. Hundreds of thousands of people are without consistent, dependable Internet access. It's an issue that has become political, but it touches people and businesses, leaving them to struggle to play catch-up in a globalizing economy.
In the past year, millions of federal stimulus money have been funneled to our area to fund broadband access expansion. The project is expected to create more than 700 jobs in southeast Ohio while providing broadband access for more than 500,000 people. Faster access in more areas means greater opportunities for some of Ohio's most poverty-stricken counties.
Newsrooms around the country are cutting corners - laying off workers, cutting home distribution and moving content to their websites. They're being forced into new mediums and many are quickly choosing the mobile model of content delivery. According to the Pew Research Center, newspapers have cut 30% of their reporting force since 2000. Local TV stations are down nearly 6%. Newspaper subscriptions are down more than 10% in 2009, but unique monthly website hits are up 14%. It's a sign of the times - of the digital revolution and changing media landscape.
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