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  • JOURNO16A: Biggest challenges to journalism by age

    Challenge 55+ 35-54 21-34 Opinion and false information on the Internet 56.6% 55.4% 59.0% The economic model for news 50.3% 46.7% 43.8% Media owners focused [...]

    July 31, 2015
  • JOURNO15: Is journalism getting better, by age

    55+ 35-54 21-34 Declined greatly in quality 32.5% 25.9% 10.5% Declined somewhat in quality 41.5% 44.4% 44.6% Remained about the same 13.4% 16.5% 19.9% Improved [...]

    July 31, 2015
  • JOURNO23: Does your news organization offer sponsored content?

    Response Percent Yes 50.0% No 27.3% I don’t know 22.7%

    July 31, 2015
  • JOURNO11: Is your work getting better, by age

    Response 55+ 35-54 21-34 Declined greatly 7.9% 3.8% 1.5% Declined somewhat 16.5% 16.9% 9.3% Remained about the same 27.0% 19.7% 10.4% Improved somewhat 28.8% 35.0% [...]

    July 31, 2015
  • Journo13 Age of journalists and perceptions of journalism in general

    55+ 35-54 21-34 Declined greatly 28.6% 18.4% 7.8% Declined somewhat 43.1% 45.7% 37.9% Remained about the same 13.1% 18.0% 20.5% Improved somewhat 10.7% 14.0% 28.4% [...]

    July 31, 2015
  • JOURNO10: Do people think the journalism they’re producing has improved in the past 5 years?

    Percent Declined greatly 4.4% Declined somewhat 13.4% Remained about the same 19.0% Improved somewhat 31.9% Improved greatly 29.4%

    July 31, 2015
  • Journo9: What tasks people perform at work divided by graduation date

       Job duties 2006-15 graduates 1996-2005 graduates 1981-95 graduates 1980 and before graduates Academic research 4.1% 3.8% 4% 4.6% Advertising creative, art 5.5% 3.9% 3.7% [...]

    July 31, 2015
  • JOURNO3: Employment status

    Employment status Percent Working full-time 68% Working part-time 6% Freelance 9% Not working but looking for work 4% Employed but looking for something new 1% [...]

    July 31, 2015
  • JOURNO2: Degree date

    Degree date Percent No answer 1% 1980 and before 22% 1981-95 25% 1996-2005 20% 2006-15 32%

    July 31, 2015
  • JOURNO24: How people view aggregation

    View Percent Aggregators should compensate journalists 57.3% Open distribution can’t be stopped and is a good thing 41.3%

    July 31, 2015
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