A recent poll from National Journal, a Washington D.C. “news magazine,” finds that a majority of the public would support the confirmation of current U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, as Secretary of State, if nominated by President Barack Obama. She would replace retiring Secretary Hillary Clinton. The […] Read more »
Social and Anti-Social Media
… Republicans may lament that this is not their father’s country but more to the point this is not their father’s marketing either. Irreversible change in the country’s demography collided with irresistible change in the consumption of media. While older white males get their information from television the people who […] Read more »
Jennifer Agiesta promoted to director of polling for AP
The following memo was sent today to the AP Washington news staff by Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee: I’m very pleased to announce that Jennifer Agiesta has been promoted to director of polling for AP. Jenn has done a wonderful job of shepherding our polling efforts since the departure of Trevor […] Read more »
Networks, AP cancel exit polls in 19 states
Breaking from two decades of tradition, this year’s election exit poll is set to include surveys of voters in 31 states, not all 50 as it has for the past five presidential elections, according to multiple people involved in the planning. … Voters in the excluded states will still be […] Read more »
Future of Mobile News
The era of mobile digital technology has crossed a new threshold. Half of all U.S. adults now have a mobile connection to the web through either a smartphone or tablet, significantly more than a year ago, and this has major implications for how news will be consumed and paid for, […] Read more »
In Changing News Landscape, Even Television is Vulnerable
The transformation of the nation’s news landscape has already taken a heavy toll on print news sources, particularly print newspapers. But there are now signs that television news – which so far has held onto its audience through the rise of the internet – also is increasingly vulnerable, as it […] Read more »