Articles

NuVoodoo's executive team regularly publishes thoughts, data, and analysis here and in media industry publications and trade magazines.

Good News for Radio

By Russ Gilbert

Today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a very hopeful sign for radio. Wall Street analysts had expected a decline of 8.3 million jobs and anticipated an unemployment level 19.5% for the month of May. Instead, nonfarm payrolls actually rose by 2.5 million and the unemployment rate fell to 13.3%. Much of…

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Coronavirus Updates: Still Necessary?

By Leigh Jacobs

NuVoodoo has been tracking concern about the coronavirus for nearly three months. We’ve watched extreme concern dip below 40% since the start of the Memorial Day weekend – and hope it will be able to continue to ease back. Looking at data from 7 days ending May 27, we see overall concern across the nation…

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Making Coronavirus Coverage Count

By Leigh Jacobs

NuVoodoo has been tracking concern about the coronavirus since March 9 – more than two months. Each day sees a sample of at least 2,000 persons 16-54 nationwide. It’s a ton of data. Our team updates the tracking information on our website every day and is adding new results all the time. You can view…

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COVID-19 Recovery Messaging

By Leigh Jacobs

We’ve gotten nice feedback on the information and ideas released in last week’s NuVoodoo webinar, Covering and Recovering from COVID-19: Practical Steps to Help Your Listeners & Your Station Through the Pandemic & Beyond. If you did miss the webinar, fear not, the recording is posted on our website at nuvoodoo.com/webinars – you’ll get all…

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Webinar This Week: Helping Your Listeners & Your Station Through the Pandemic & Beyond

By Leigh Jacobs

Lots of ideas swirl around news media concerning reopening the US economy. While we’re all tired of quarantine/isolation, a narrow plurality is ready to isolate until “officials say it’s safe” – and nearly as many say they’re staying home until they feel safe – “even if officials say it’s okay.” That’s nearly 3 in 4…

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