The sensational HBO® show The NewsroomSM is making headlines. But we have a big story of our own. Will it shatter perceptions with newsworthy nuggets of sparkling salvation? Perhaps. The truth lies within.
Season 2 of The NewsroomSM premieres Sunday, July 14 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO®.
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population, 23%, now gets news on multiple digital devices.
of U.S. adults own a tablet. 64% of tablet owners get news on their device.
of U.S. adults own a smartphone. 62% of smartphone owners get news on their device.
While mobile technology allows users to access news anywhere, anytime, most people get news on these devices when they’re at home.
45% of news anchors are male.
55% are female.
Female news anchors have shed suit jackets in favor of bright sleeveless dresses and stiletto heels.
Today’s highest paid news anchor rakes in $25M annually. Any guesses?
(Hint: not yesterday, but ___.)
More U.S. residents get their news from the Internet than newspapers or radio.
Only about 1 in 5 (22%) of those 65 and older get online news on a regular basis. (Hi, Dad.)
84% of Americans find the news depressing.
of Americans don’t trust the media. (Hmmm, that explains all the channel surfing.)
Many young adults get all or most of their news from Facebook® and Twitter™, both models of brevity.
of online news consumers get news socially. share news socially. But just of digital news consumersfollow news recommendations from
either Facebook or Twitter.
The percentage of Americans who regularly get news from social network sites has roughly tripled — from 7% to 20% — since 2010. 3% say they regularly get news on Twitter.
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Season 2 of The NewsroomSM on HBO® focuses on an ambitious group of broadcast journalists who set out on a patriotic mission to bring integrity back to the news in the face of massive corporate and commercial obstacles. It’s fast paced, provocative, and chock-full of gritty character development and gutsy writing.
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