| Issue No. 5 | Delivering Your News Wisely | June 2002 |
| Newswise Links |
| Reporter Subscribers | |
| SciWire | 2094 |
| MedWire | 2257 |
| BizWire | 870 |
| LifeWire | 1273 |
| DailyWire | 850 |
| Suggestion Box |
| Please contact us with comments or suggestions about how Newswise can better serve you. |
| Your Individual Report |
| To view your individual hit counts for April (final) and May
(preliminary), as well as overall site statistics, click
here.
For your reference, we've archived your previous month's report here: |
| Newswise and Freelancers |
| This month, Newswise surveyed of 200 subscribing freelance journalists about how they use your news. Twenty-two percent responded to the survey. View Results. |
| Newswise Update |
| In an effort to broaden the scope of Newswise, we hope to expand and strengthen the Arts and Humanities section of LifeNews. Our goal is to obtain more journalist subscribers seeking art-related news while increasing the number of art-related news releases on our wire. This will help balance out the sciences with the arts and develop Newswise into a more well-rounded resource of "knowledge-based news." We will be contacting you soon, via email, with more information on how we plan to expand the Arts and Humanities section of LifeNews. As we begin, we are open to any suggestions or advice that will help us in our efforts -- so please give us a call or e-mail if you have ideas to share. |
| About this Report |
| In this report, we've included information on how freelance journalists use stories placed on Newswise, feedback from journalists at the Salt Lake Tribune, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and many other media outlets, and success stories from participating institutions. We encourage your feedback (see suggestion box). It helps us to evaluate Newswise and make changes to better suit your needs. We look forward to hearing from you. |
| Journalists Respond |
| William Hendrick, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Philip Berardelli, United Press International (UPI) Troy Goodman, Salt Lake Tribune Jean Patman, HealthScout View Responses |
| Success Stories |
| Ohio State University |
| Texas A&M University |
| View Success Stories |
| Submit a Success Story |
Newswise and Freelancers Con't. |
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The survey we sent to journalists contained the following three questions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The results from the survey are as follows:
How often do you use stories found on the Wires?
What type of stories do you find most helpful?
How do you use Newswise stories?
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| Although the freelance journalists are using your material in a variety of ways, they are, indeed, using it. Newswise has 1,060 freelance journalists (national and international) subscribing to one or more wires. The publications they write for vary from The Daily Mail (UK) to Parenting Magazine and across the spectrum of topics. The number of publications they have reported to us that they have written for totals 1,696, although they often write for more publications than they report. Do you have suggestions for survey questions for Newswise subscribing journalists? |
Your Individual ReportThis is the fifth edition of a new monthly report format in which you'll find:
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(If your institution had contributed stories in May 2002, data on those stories would appear here. You will find overall site statistics below.)
Table 1
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Newswise May 2002 PRELIMINARY Report
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HITS ON ALL INSTITUTIONS' NEWS RELEASES
By LIBRARY and TYPE OF STORY
(based on data gathered through 16-Jun-2002)
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Number of Type Access Counts
MAY of ---------------------
News Releases Story TOTAL Avg Median
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MEDNEWS LIBRARY
263 Research or Feature 28423 108 89
3 Policy 78 26 20
24 Announcement 519 22 14
SCINEWS LIBRARY
107 Research or Feature 15709 147 99
0 Policy -- -- --
20 Announcement 517 26 25
LIFENEWS LIBRARY
60 Research or Feature 5041 84 60
1 Policy 13 13 13
16 Announcement 189 12 11
17 Higher Ed Event 490 29 20
BIZNEWS LIBRARY
15 Research or Feature 1070 71 55
1 Policy 13 13 13
6 Announcement 77 13 14
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(If your institution had contributed stories in April 2002, data on those stories would appear here. You will find overall site statistics below.)
Table 1
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Newswise April 2002 FINAL Report
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HITS ON ALL INSTITUTIONS' NEWS RELEASES
By LIBRARY and TYPE OF STORY
(based on data gathered through 16-Jun-2002)
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Number of Type Access Counts
APRIL of ---------------------
News Releases Story TOTAL Avg Median
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MEDNEWS LIBRARY
225 Research or Feature 31461 140 112
4 Policy 122 30 24
23 Announcement 727 32 23
SCINEWS LIBRARY
110 Research or Feature 17095 155 141
0 Policy -- -- --
28 Announcement 2205 79 31
LIFENEWS LIBRARY
47 Research or Feature 5632 120 102
1 Policy 9 9 9
17 Announcement 485 29 10
39 Higher Ed Event 1886 48 45
BIZNEWS LIBRARY
23 Research or Feature 3211 140 105
0 Policy -- -- --
1 Announcement 31 31 31
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Journalists Respond | |
| "Yes, we're using stuff from Newswise pretty regularly here. It's quite a valuable service. Please keep up the good work!" --Philip Berardelli, United Press International (UPI) | |
| "I love the service. I often find stories on the wire...at least two to three a month. I rely on the medical section, but refer stories in other categories to the assignment desk. Thanks!" --Micki Flowers, KIRO-TV (CBS Seattle) | |
| "I like the daily update quite a lot. I'm looking more for research that I can turn into lifestyle/featurish pieces. I do, however, use research sometimes in feature stories, and I'm always passing along research I can't use to those who can. I sure would like to see more lifestyles-oriented research." --William Hendrick, Atlanta Journal-Constitution | |
| "I use Newswise every day, and I find stories on it every day." --Jean Patman, HealthScout | |
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Success Stories | |
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Ohio State University
Texas A&M University
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