• Provided free journalism & digital media training to 286 individuals • Shared 490 stories and events with over 43,907 people • Created 152.73 hours of live video footage
2011
• Provided free journalism & digital media training to 197 individuals • Shared 757 stories and events with over 56,311 people • Created 215 hours of live video footage
2012
2013
In 2014, we:
• Provided free journalism training to 99 individuals • Shared 530 stories and events with over 33,300 viewers • Created 142.5 hours of live video footage
Top Stories of 2014 1. Where to find early voting polling locations - 22,323 unique views 2. Back-to-school events and shots for kids - 5,005 unique views 3. 2014 Voters Guide - 4,530 unique views 4. VITA offers free tax preparation service - 3,593 unique views 5. Opinion: Toll Road Signs of Confusion - 2,879 unique views 6. College Signing Day webcast with First Lady Michelle Obama - 2,748 unique views 7. From the ruins of the Hot Wells resort, a dream of renewal arises - 1,570 8. Birth certificates, immunization records available at four San Antonio Public Library branches - 1,062 unique views 9. Claritycon 2014 children’s mental health summit webcast - 1,036 unique views 10. Get Fit SA with Sonia and Antonio Daniels - 888 unique views Top YouTube Videos of 2014 1. 2013 College Signing Day – Mascot Dance-off - 5,853 views 2. Affordable Health Care Act Explained by Dr. Amer Kaissi - 5,545 views 3. Ancient Irrigation with Diana Kersey - 3,425 views 4. Mariachi Campanas de America - 2,965 views 5. Julia Donaldson reads ZOG - 2,195 views 6. Julia Donaldson reads The Gruffalo - 1,756 views 7. The San Antonio Riverwalk Christmas Lights - 1,348 views 8. POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony Randolph Air Force Base Honor Guard - 1,332 views 9. Roosevelt High School Drumline San Antonio - 1,187 views 10. San Antonio River Walk Holiday Lights - 1,142 views
NOWCastSA.com saw a large spike in traffic in October primarily due to content related to the Nov. 4 election, especially its Early Voting Map and 2014 Voters Guide. Other peaks were seen in August due to the popularity of its KISS: Kids, Immunizations and School Supplies Map; in February due to its Early Voting Map and Free Tax Preparation Service Map; and in May due to the live webcast of College Signing Day featuring First Lady Michelle Obama. As in previous years, trends show that site traffic does not necessarily correlate with the amount of content published, but rather with the quality and popularity of specific content and special events.
Since 2010, NOWCastSA.com has had a total of 461,746 unique users from 107 countries.
Information Ecosystem Changes How much unique live content did NOWCastSA create in 2014? Seventy-four live webcasts included: Health, Wellness & Environment
Local Government & Politics
Medical Prices in the US • Mental Health Care Funding for Texas Children • 2nd Annual Public Health and the Built Environment Conference • ClarityCon • Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Rollout • Ethical Considerations in Genomic Sequencing • Two Conversations on Water • TEDxSanAntonio Salon on Children’s Mental Health • Congress on Children • Women's Financial Security Forum • Caregiver Summit 2014 • Sí Texas: Social Innovation for a Healthy South Texas • Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition Legislative Briefing • Women's Health and Wellness Fair • What Do You Want to Know About Your Genome?
The Future of Broadband Internet in San Antonio • State of District 8 Address • State of the City with Mayor Julián Castro • Citizen Planning: The Philadelphia Story • State of City Center • State of District 6 Address • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals • • City Council Breakfast with Cris Medina • 10 City of San Antonio 2015 Budget Work Sessions • 2014 State of Texas 20th Congressional District Address • Mayor Julián Castro and the Future of Downtown • Thank You, Julián: A Community Reception • Two Community Conversations on Refugee Children and Border Crisis • State of the Port 2014 • UTSA Conference on Young Migrants and the Border • The Cost of Militarizing a Border • League of Women Voters Candidate Forum • Texas House District 123 Candidate Forum
Education From King To Obama: Explaining Racism in Post-Racial America • The impact of AVANCE's parent-child education program • Why Pre-K? Early Childhood Education Summit • FIRST Women in Technology Luncheon • Kids Town Hall • College Signing Day • New Wheatley Community School Development Gathering
Arts & Culture Geekdom Master Series with Christie St. Martin • One Billion Rising • Geekdom Master's Series with Bill Schley • The Big Give SA Homestretch Party • Geekdom Master's Series with Kathy Kersten • Texas Women of Influence • National Poetry Month with San Antonio Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero • Cafe Commerce Grand Opening • San Antonio 2014 Pride Parade • Transforming Communities Through Writing • Three Age-Friendly Communities Conversations • Effective Advocacy Workshop • SA2020 Progress Report Release • Learning from Madiba • Charity Case with Dan Pallotta • World AIDS Day Gathering of Remembrance and Hope • Lessons in Lobbying Without Legislators
