{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Making Every Word Count","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.gordonbenzie.com\/blog","author_name":"Gordon Benzie","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gordonbenzie.com\/blog\/author\/gordon-benzie\/","title":"Social Media\u2019s Role in the News Cycle - Making Every Word Count","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fX0tUq7bjd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gordonbenzie.com\/blog\/social-medias-role-in-the-news-cycle\/\">Social Media\u2019s Role in the News Cycle<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gordonbenzie.com\/blog\/social-medias-role-in-the-news-cycle\/embed\/#?secret=fX0tUq7bjd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Social Media\u2019s Role in the News Cycle&#8221; &#8212; Making Every Word Count\" data-secret=\"fX0tUq7bjd\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.gordonbenzie.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"It should come as no surprise that the way we get news today is quite different than in the last decade. Daily Newspaper circulation, which stood at 62 million in 1990, fell to 43 million in 2010, a decline of 30% (source: The State of the News Media 2011). There are many reasons behind this &hellip; Continue reading","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.gordonbenzie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SocialMediaNewsStats-300x188.png"}