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Managing Today's News Media: Audience First / Edition 1
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- ISBN-13:
- 9781452292571
- Pub. Date:
- 08/26/2015
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- ISBN-10:
- 1452292574
- ISBN-13:
- 9781452292571
- Pub. Date:
- 08/26/2015
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
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ISBN-13: | 9781452292571 |
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Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Publication date: | 08/26/2015 |
Edition description: | Revised |
Pages: | 232 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
Dr. Husni is the author of the annual Samir Husni’s Guide to New Magazines; Just Common Sense: Mr. Magazine’s Ideas to Grow and Cultivate Magazine Media ; Magazine Conversations; Magazine Publishing in the 21st Century; Launch Your Own Magazine: A Guide for Succeeding in Today’s Marketplace; and Selling Content: The Step-by-Step Art of Packaging Your Own Magazine,. Dr. Husni is also the co-author of Design Your Own Magazine . He is also the editor of The Future of Magazines.
He has presented seminars on trends in magazines and magazine media to the editorial, advertising and sales staff of the magazine groups of the Morris Communications Company, the Finnish media group Sanoma, The South African Media 24 Magazine Group, IOStudio, Hightlights for Children, Inc., Hearst Corp., Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Meredith Corp., Reader’s Digest Magazine, ESPN the magazine, Sail Magazine, American Airlines Publishing, the National Geographic Society, the Swedish magazine group Bonnier, Southern Progress magazines, New South Publishing, Inc., the Society of Professional Journalists, the American Society of Magazine Editors, MPA: The Association of Magazine Media, Vance Publishing Corporation, the Florida Magazine Association, The Magazine Association of Georgia, the National Society of Black Journalists, the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, and the American Press Institute.
He is “the country’s leading magazine expert,” according to Forbes ASAP magazine, “the nation’s leading authority on new magazines,” according to min:media industry newsletter; “a world-renowned expert on print journalism” according to CBS News Sunday Morning and The Chicago Tribune dubbed him “the planet’s leading expert on new magazines.”
Dr. Husni has been interviewed by major U.S. and International media on subjects related to the magazine industry. He has been profiled and is regularly quoted in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and many other newspapers world-wide, as well as the major newsweeklies and a host of trade publications.
He has appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, CNBC, CNN, CNNFN, PBS, and on numerous radio talk shows including National Public Radio’s Morning and Weekend Editions as well as On The Media.
Dr. Husni holds a doctorate in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas.
Debora Halpern Wenger, a veteran journalist and educator, is associate professor and director of undergraduate journalism at the University of Mississippi. She is also a former associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to her academic appointment, she served as assistant news director at WFLA-TV in Tampa, Fla. She started her career as a reporter/anchor at KXJB in Fargo, N.D., moved on to producing at WBBH in Ft. Myers, Fla., and WMUR in Manchester, N.H., then became executive producer at WSOC in Charlotte, N.C. Wenger conducts multimedia training in newsrooms across the country and is co-author of the broadcast, online and mobile journalism curricula for the Society of Professional Journalists’ Journalism Training Program. She has been invited to work as visiting faculty for the Poynter Institute. She has a BA from what is now known as Minnesota State University and an MA from University of North Carolina–Charlotte.
Hank Price, is a veteran television executive who has led some of the nation’s most prominent stations including WBBM-TV, the CBS owned station in Chicago, KARE-TV, the Gannett-owned NBC affiliate in Minneapolis/St. Paul, WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, NC and WFMY-TV in Greensboro, NC. He is currently the President & General Manager of WVTM-TV, the Hearst-owned NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Al. Since 2000 Price has also been Senior Director of Northwestern University’s Media Management Center where he concentrates on future journalism and business models. Earlier in his career Price was a national television consultant with Frank N. Magid Associates. A frequent speaker at industry events, in 2000 Price was named a Fifth Estater by Broadcasting & Cable Magazine for “innovation in television news.” In 2010 he was given the North Carolina Association of Broadcast’s Distinguished Service Award for “Outstanding contributions to broadcasting.” That same year he was named a member of University of Southern Mississippi’s Journalism Hall of Fame.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Audience First 1
Benefits 1
State of the Audience 1
Fight the Fear 2
The Business of Journalism 3
News as Service 3
Creating Relationships 5
Branding the News 6
Packaging the Experience 6
New Challenges 8
New Competitors 8
The 4 C's Strategy 9
Call Them Customers 9
Recognize Choice 10
Cede Control 10
Embrace Change 11
Leadership Reports 11
Theory in Practice 12
Think and Do 12
Executive Summary 12
2 Be the Brand 15
Benefits 15
The Importance of Brand 15
How Did It Get This Way? 15
Traditional Models Still Predominate 16
The 4 C's Strategy: Choice 18
The Rise of Brand 18
Leadership Report - Douglas Clemensen 20
The Brand Experience 22
Branding Example: Cable News 23
Brand Distinctions 25
Leadership Report - Marv Danielski 25
The Rise of Targeted Media Brands 27
Leadership Report - Ekaterina Walter 28
Theory in Practice - Branding Theory 29
Focus on the Future 29
Executive Summary 31
Think and Do 31
The Background 31
The Goal 32
Things to Consider 32
3 Audience Power 35
Benefits 35
State of the Medium 35
The 4 C's Strategy: Control 36
Technology Impact 36
Business Model Breakdown 37
Brand Extension Challenge 38
Understanding and Engaging Audience 38
Leadership Report - Scott Libin 39
Technology Advancement 40
Theory in Practice - Social Construction of Technology 42
Empowerment of Social Media 42
Leadership Report - Jacques Natz 44
Audience Measurement and Research 45
Leadership Report - Pat McDonough 47
Psychographics, Tribes and Other Qualitative Measurements 49
The Audience "Persona" 50
Behavioral Sequence Modeling 50
Focus on the Future 51
Executive Summary 52
Think and Do 53
Things to Consider 53
4 Newspapers 55
Benefits 55
State of the Medium 55
How Do Consumers Connect With Newspaper Media Today? 57
Leadership Report - Stan Tiner 58
Innovation Needed 59
The 4 C's Strategy: Change 62
Focus on Local 62
Leadership Report - Scott Coopwood 63
Rethinking Frequency 64
The Wall Street Journal Model 65
Looking Back - Technology Challenge 67
Leadership Report - Michael Rooney 68
Focus on the Future 71
Executive Summary 72
Think and Do 72
5 Magazines 75
Benefits 75
State of the Medium 75
Newsweeklies 76
Audience Relationship 78
The 4 C's Strategy: Customers 78
Leadership Report - David Carey 79
New Revenue Streams 80
Beyond Printed Products 81
Leadership Report - Donna Kessler 82
Mobile: Pros and Cons 83
Leadership Report - Steve Kotok 85
Looking Back 86
Theory in Practice - Leadership Theory 87
Focus on the Future 87
Executive Summary 88
Think and Do 88
6 TV 91
Benefits 91
State of the Medium 91
Getting Social 92
The 4 C's Strategy: Choice 92
The Social Audience 93
Mobile Moves 94
Leadership Report - Donna Reed 95
Watching the Web 97
Today's Bottom Line 98
Looking Back - Complacent Past 99
Leadership Report - Leon Long 100
Theory in Practice - Innovation Management 101
Leadership Report - Steve Hammel 102
Focus on the Future 105
Executive Summary 106
Think and Do 106
The Background 106
The Goal 106
7 Online 109
Benefits 109
State of the Medium 109
Online Revenue 111
Leadership Report - Bill McCandless 111
Pay Walls and Other Products 113
Streaming Video 114
Leadership Report - Warren Webster 115
Beyond Legacy Media 116
The 4 C's Strategy: Change 117
Leadership Report - Chip Mahaney 118
Looking Back - Hindsight Is Easy 119
Theory in Practice - Dual Transformation 121
Focus on the Future 121
Executive Summary 122
Think and Do 122
Page Views 122
Unique Visitors 123
Time on Site 123
Bounce Rate 123
Sources 123
8 Mobile 127
Benefits 127
State of the Medium 127
Attracting Younger Demos 127
Advertising Opportunities 128
The 4 C's Strategy: Control 129
Additional Revenue 131
Smartphones vs. Tablets 131
Revenue Challenge 132
Looking Back - Mobile Moves Quickly 132
Leadership Report - David Cohn 133
Leadership Report - Bill Tallent 135
Theory in Practice - New Product Development 137
Focus on the Future 139
Leadership Report - Dan Bradley 140
Executive Summary 141
Think and Do 142
9 From Consumer to Producer 145
Benefits 145
Soical Media and the News 146
The 4 C's Strategy: Customers 148
Audience Engagement 148
Leadership Report - Katie Hawkins-Gaar 149
Digital Influence 151
Leadership Report - Judy M. Stone 152
Content Curation 153
Leadership Report - Lewis D'Vorkin 154
User-Generated Content (UGC) 155
Theory in Practice - Disruptive Innovation 157
Focus on the Future 158
Executive Summary 158
Think and Do 158
10 Show Me the Money 161
Benefits 161
State of the Medium 161
How It Became This Way 162
More Challenges 162
The 4 C's Strategy: Change 164
Media Revenue Models 164
Newspaper Revenue 165
Leadership Report - Gary Randazzo 167
Television Revenue 169
Leadership Report - Wayne Freedman 170
Beyond Advertising 172
Retransmission Consent 173
Cable/Satellite/Telecom Revenue 173
Digital Media Revenue 174
Content Marketing 175
Event Marketing 176
Amazon.com: A Digital Exclusive Distribution System 178
Impact of Regulation on Future Business Models 178
Leadership Report - Mark Prak 179
Theory in Practice - Revenue Management 181
Executive Summary 181
Think and Do 182
Things to Consider 182
11 Road Map for the Future 185
Benefits 185
State of the Medium 185
The Power of Choice 186
The Power of Connectivity 187
Understanding the Media Consumer 188
Leadership Report - John Lavine 189
Mission Critical: Brand 191
Brands Transcend Technology 191
Role of Media Brands 192
Leadership Report - Gordon Borrell 193
Role of the Consumer Journalist 195
Role of the Journalism Entrepreneur 195
Media Start-ups 196
Leadership Report - Terry Mackin 197
Big Data 198
Content Competition 198
News Media Manager Skill Set 199
Jounralism Rules 199
The Trusted Source 200
Executive Summary 201
Think and Do 201
Things to Consider 202
References 203
Index 211
About the Authors 217