Changing News Use

Changing News Use pulls from empirical research to introduce and describe

how changing news user patterns and journalism practices have been

mutually disruptive, exploring what journalists and the news media can

learn from these changes.

Based on 15 years of audience research, the authors provide an in-depth

description of what people do with news and how this has diversified

over time, from reading, watching, and listening to a broader spectrum

of user practices including checking, scrolling, tagging, and avoiding.

By emphasizing people’s own experience of journalism, this book also

investigates what two prominent audience measurements – clicking and

spending time – mean from a user perspective. The book outlines ways to

overcome the dilemma of providing what people apparently want (attentiongrabbing

news features) and delivering what people apparently need (what

journalists see as important information), suggesting alternative ways to

investigate and become sensitive to the practices, preferences, and pleasures

of audiences and discussing what these research findings might mean for

everyday journalism practice.

The book is a valuable and timely resource for academics and researchers

interested in the fields of journalism studies, sociology, digital media, and

communication.