This poll did surprise me. I asked you to vote for your favorite local media outlet in the Jackson area. Apparently blogs are gaining ground as they won the poll (although I bet the traffic numbers are MUCH higher for traditional news media websites than for blogs). I expected WLBT or the Clarion-Ledger to win, which shows how much I know about these things. I mentioned it to Dennis Smith over at WLBT this week and he was less surprised than I was. He said the surveys and polling data in the industry show the younger crowd is getting their news from blogs much more than they are from traditional media. Very interesting. Be that as it may, after blogs WLBT took the next spot and the newspaper came in fifth.
Clarion-Ledger | 33 (8%) |
Fox40 | 19 (4%) |
Ms. Business Journal | 47 (11%) |
Ms Digital Daily | 3 (0%) |
Northside Sun | 5 (1%) |
WLBT | 85 (21%) |
WAPT | 40 (10%) |
Madison County Journal | 6 (1%) |
WJTV | 4 (1%) |
WFMN | 3 (0%) |
Public radio/tv | 12 (3%) |
Jackson Free Press | 22 (5%) |
Local blogs | 120 (30%) |
9 comments:
Shocking. Blogs favorite media outlet among people who read blogs.
That's like asking Fox News viewers if they support the recent Health Care legislation.
Ran a similar poll a while back and blogs were much lower. Go back to posting "yawn".
Not surprising. I cancelled my subscription to the CL a few months ago. Got tired of supporting Hampton's warped socialist views and some sloppy (and lazy) reporting. For whatever reason, the CL isn't interested in truly covering a story, start to finish, unless it's Mitchell's race stuff. And I don't have time to watch TV, much less the news. So, I'm left with blogs and whatever news service is free.
Surprised to see that many votes for the JFP. Is JFP really what you would consider "news"? I'm not a hater, btw, just puzzled.
Oh well, to each their own. Viva le'difference!
That would be 13 JFP loyalists and Ladd voting nine times. Sounds about right.
To be an apples to apples comparison, you would have to lump all TV news together, and all newspapers, if you're going to lump all blogs together. The TV news comes out on top in that comparison.
Either way, print (including the alternative), is swirling the bowl and headed for a flush.
I have two TV stations I follow, I catch Marshall on the web, and ignore Donna and the Jackson Commie Party over there now.
Never trust one source for your news.
Thanks for joining the legions Mr. Ironghost. You have been a stalwart there for years. You will be missed, as you were one of the vert few that ever questioned that stupid bitch.
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