First of all, the print media is noticeably struggling but this only means more and more people are going online for their news. According to her presentation on “News Search SEO” at SES New York, Dana says news sites have more than 250 million readers.

Additional data from Dana further proves that the news industry is not going anywhere anytime soon:

-    The newspaper digital audience has grown 60 percent in the last three years.
-    44 percent of all Web users visited newspaper Web sites in January of 2009.
-    Newspaper views are up to trillions monthly.
-    Alternative news sources (search, Twitter, blogs, social media, etc.) offer more opportunities.

Social media in general, but especially Twitter, have renewed an interest in news for many people. The fact that Google is now including Twitter results into Google results is just more evidence of the value and opportunities of news online.

This information is valuable to NewsForce because it allows the online news space increase their prominence and visibility in the traditional news space through its advertising channel.