For years, people compared a 60 Minutes correspondent chair to a Supreme Court seat: once you got it, it was yours for life. This year proved that's not actually true.
"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."
Many in the news media marveled at the news Sunday afternoon, expressing surprise over the announcement. Other took a victory lap, claiming they had predicted the outcome.
Donald Trump, the Republican Party presidential nominee, spoke of his newfound appreciation for life after taking a bullet to the ear from a would-be assassin last week.
"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."
Here’s the question: Will another research company have an opportunity to overthrow King Nielsen? Will radio and audio measurement change? I expect we’ll see a new landscape by the end of the decade.