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New Media, Old Media
News today is increasingly a shared, social experience. Half of Americans say they rely on the people around them to find out at least some of the news they need to know. Some 44% of online news users...
View ArticleIs it likely that readers will be willing to pay for news online?
Q. Major news organizations keep complaining that they can no longer afford to pay reporters to cover and report the news since more and more readers are getting their news for free online. Is it...
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Many Say Coverage of the Poor and Minorities Is Too Negative
In evaluating news coverage of different groups, pluralities of Americans say that coverage of poor people and Muslims is too negative, while somewhat smaller percentages say the same about coverage of...
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Americans Spending More Time Following the News
Overview There are many more ways to get the news these days, and as a consequence Americans are spending more time with the news than over much of the past decade. Digital platforms are playing a...
View ArticleA New Phase in Our Digital Lives
Some people describe it as The End of the Internet, though that is probably a misnomer. Others, at the risk of cliché, might call it News 3.0.
View ArticleNavigating News Online
By Kenny Olmstead, Amy Mitchell and Tom Rosenstiel, Project for Excellence in Journalism Whatever the future of journalism, much of it depends on understanding the ways that people navigate the digital...
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Press Widely Criticized, But Trusted More than Other Sources of Information
Negative opinions about the performance of news organizations now equal or surpass all-time highs on nine of 12 core measures the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has been tracking...
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How People Learn About Their Local Community
While local TV news remains the most popular source for local information in America, adults rely on it primarily for just three subjects — weather, breaking news and to a lesser extent traffic. And...
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State of the News Media 2012
A mounting body of evidence finds that the spread of mobile technology is adding to news consumption, strengthening the appeal of traditional news brands and even boosting reading of long-form...
View ArticleFurther Decline in Credibility Ratings for Most News Organizations
For the second time in a decade, the believability ratings for major news organizations have suffered broad-based declines. In the new survey, positive believability ratings have fallen significantly...
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State of the News Media 2011
Overview By several measures, the state of the American news media improved in 2010. After two dreadful years, most sectors of the industry saw revenue begin to recover. With some notable exceptions,...
View ArticleState of the News Media 2013
News reporting resources continued to decline in 2012 and nearly a third of Americans have abandoned a news outlet. Meanwhile, more newsmakers are able to take their messages directly to the public.
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The Year in the News 2011
In a very heavy news year, coverage of the weakening economy jumped substantially from 2010 and emerged as the No. 1 story in the news media, according to The Year in News, a look back by the The Pew...
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Al Jazeera America’s biggest challenge: ‘getting people to show up’
It’s not on the air yet but, already, Al Jazeera America is creating a buzz in the world of journalism. Unlike so many news outlets that have been shedding staff the past few years, it’s hiring (and...
View ArticleInteractive: Americans’ Reading Habits Over Time
Explore the changes in Americans' reading habits, from decreases in printed books to rises in e-books, over time in this interactive.
View ArticleGrowing Share of Latinos Get News in English
More Hispanics consume news in English from television, print, radio and internet outlets while a declining share do so in Spanish. This shift comes as more Latinos speak English well.
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Local TV newsrooms in 2012: Bigger budgets, smaller staffs
The recent local TV buying spree by companies such as Gannett and the Tribune Company has reinforced the notion that in a challenging media environment, local television stations are commodities that...
View ArticleMen, College Educated Are the Most Engaged News Consumers
While young people are much lighter news consumers generally, they get news on mobile devices as much as older users do. They also prefer a print-like experience when getting news through mobile apps.
View ArticleNewspapers Invest in Local TV Stations Despite Warning Signs
The economic ills of newspapers are fueling a spate of recent local TV acquisitions by newspaper companies, but the data suggest the local TV news market may not be immune to its own set of problems.
View ArticleHow Al Jazeera America Covered Syria
In its coverage of the ongoing Syrian crisis, the fledgling Al Jazeera America cable news channel has provided U.S. viewers with content much more similar to CNN’s than the BBC’s.
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