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  • LOCALORE4: 2014 vs. 2017 by live

    Live impressions 2014 19,420 2017 47,949

    March 16, 2017
  • LOCALORE7: Cost per impression

    Cost per impression 2014 2017 Broadcast 1/3 cent 1/2 cent Digital 25 cents 38 cents Live $26 $10

    March 16, 2017
  • LOCALORE8: Digital by platform

    Digital impressions Twitter 2,343,816 Facebook 2,050,945 Website 517,004 Audio on-demand 55,089 Video views 43,325 Video views Other (Tumblr, Instagram, Google Plus) 31,116  

    March 16, 2017
  • LOCALORE5: Broadcast impressions by platform

    Broadcast impressions Local radio 31,994,340 National radio 10,912,200 Local television 346,485

    March 16, 2017
  • LOCALORE6: Broadcast vs. digital total

    Total impressions Broadcast 43,253,025 Digital 5,041,295

    March 16, 2017
  • If you were in charge of hiring the next accountability reporter at your news organization, which one of these characteristics would be MOST important to you?

    Percent Eagerly adapt to new technologies 18.2% Spend time building relationships 27.3% Work to create context for audiences 27.3% Direct their own work 18.2% Smartly [...]

    December 20, 2016
  • ELECTIONCOVERAGE1: Percentage of stories with campaign strategy mentions

    Percent Polls 21.1% Fundraising 41.4% Horserace 41.1%

    December 1, 2016
  • ELECTIONCOVERAGE2: Strategy coverage and predicted page views

    Predicted page views No strategy mentions 2,448 1 strategy component 2,925 2 strategy components 3,495 3 strategy components 4,176  

    December 1, 2016
  • ELECTIONCOVERAGE3: Percentage of stories with issue mentions

    Percent Public safety 25% Education 23% Social issues 23% Budgets 22% Infrastructure 19% Health care 18% Economy 14% Environment 13% Income inequality 13% Energy 12% [...]

    December 1, 2016
  • ELECTIONCOVERAGE4: Issue Coverage and Time to Primary Election

    Average issue mentions 20-31 days 2.87 10-19 days 2.44 0-9 days 1.54

    December 1, 2016
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