Professor in Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin. Author of Trial and Error: U.S. Newspapers' Digital Struggles toward Inferiority
Austin, Texas
Joined August 2009
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What happened to newspaper subscriptions during COVID (and why)? @azcentral
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@denverpost
@sacbee_news
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Download the full report on 18 newspapers' circulation and pricing data, 2016-2022: cogitatiopress.com/mediaandc…
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Scholar Iris Chyi has been saying for more than a decade that digital news reports are the "ramen noodles" of journalism.
Her latest study doesn't recant but aims to explore making the best of digital, even if big financial challenges remain.
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The problem of digital transformation: “not everyone who discontinued the increasingly expensive print subscription turned to the same newspaper’s digital subscription despite a much lower price,” the authors add.
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What happened to newspaper subscriptions during COVID (and why)? @Newsday @CincinnatiEnqu1 @startelegram @ExpressNews Download the full report on 18 newspapers' circulation and pricing data, 2016-2022: cogitatiopress.com/mediaandc…
What happened to newspaper subscriptions during COVID (and why)? @seattletimes @journalsentinel Download the full report on 18 newspapers' circulation and pricing data, 2016-2022: cogitatiopress.com/mediaandc…
What happened to newspaper subscriptions before and during COVID (2016-2022)? Our new study analyzed 18 U.S. newspapers' digital/print circulation data and visualized the findings in 37 charts and 5 tables, free of academic jargon. Download full text now: cogitatiopress.com/mediaandc…
ALT Digital and print circulation before and during Covid‐19 among 18 U.S. newspapers
"In 2013, the Washington Post charged about $130 a year for home delivery. Today, it costs about $700."
My latest research shows that a typical metro newspaper now charges $1,000 for 7-day home delivery.
New @politico Newspapers and Zeno's Paradox politico.com/news/magazine/2… politico.com/news/magazine/2…
Article by a senior newspaper executive -- still food for thought after 4 years.
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Wondering why print circulation keeps declining? For new San Diego Union-Tribune subscribers — home delivery rates guaranteed only eight weeks.
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I'm working with my colleagues on a project funded by the IC2 Institute. Our goal is to help community newspapers in Texas address their "leadership pipeline" issue through research and training.
FRP Awardees @kathleeno, @irischyi, and Christian McDonald share their funded research proposal and plans on “Building Rural Journalism: Leadership & Training.” IC2 catalyzes #research across the @UTAustin campus to better understand and support small #communities.
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How honest is the newspaper industry? The "extreme reluctance" to comment on @RickEdmonds's question looks like an answer by itself.
Oddity: While national newspapers and newspaper chains are touting digital-only subscription growth, most don't report those numbers in their audit reports to the Alliance for Audited Media. I explore why. tinyurl.com/nmtkez8y
Why are people not paying for local news? My answer is: in print, it's way too expensive. Online, it's an inferior good like Ramen noodles.
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Digital subscriptions went up / print circulation went down during covid-19. But it takes nearly SIX digital subscribers to make up for the revenue loss of one print subscriber. Full report here: irischyi.com/2021/04/impact-…
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This week on E&P Reports, Dr. Iris Chyi, associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, reviews her latest report, "The Impact of COVID-19 on 20 U.S. Newspapers' Print and Digital Circulation," with E&P publisher Mike Blinder. ow.ly/fFVA50EzQEa #NewsPublishing
At the Guardian it is not "digital first" any more, said @KathViner #ISOJ2021. Great advice for other newspapers.
What happens to reader revenue when digital transformation finally works? Just released -- a new report on the impact of covid on 20 metro dailies' digital subscriptions and print circulation.
irischyi.com/2021/04/impact-…
ALT Circulation changes during Covid-19 Digital nonreplica circulation went up: +322K Print circulation went down: -347K Circulation gap narrowed: 48K (print) vs. 21K (digital) Price: $1,052 (print) vs. $181 (digital) /year Total reader revenue shrank