Today's LeadGay Rights Tops the Bloggers’ News Agenda: March 1-5, 2010For the second time in a month, the issue of gay rights drew intense interest from the blogosphere. The Chilean earthquake finished a close second while news about Google was the lead topic on Twitter. And on YouTube, four of the five top videos were about an animal trainer drowned by a killer whale at SeaWorld in Orlando. 12.4% Three Years, Three StoriesThree stories—the Iraq War, the 2008 election, and the U.S. economy—have dominated the news agenda since PEJ began tracking coverage in 2007. How have those stories ebbed and flowed over time? And look for more of PEJ’s analysis of 2009 news coverage in its newest annual report on the health of American journalism, the State of the News Media 2010, coming Monday, March 15.
Understanding the Participatory News ConsumerAn overwhelming majority of Americans get their news from multiple news platforms. Which media sectors do people in the U.S rely on most? How has the internet and mobile technology changed the way people consume news? A joint PEJ-Pew Internet survey examines how internet and cell phone users have transformed news into a social experience.
The News Narrative: Crunch Time for Health Care: March 1-7, 2010The media last week were focused squarely on politicians. While Obama’s health care gamble was the top story, Jim Bunning’s quixotic Senate crusade, a Texas gubernatorial primary and the resignation of a powerful House committee chairman were also big news. The only non-politics story in the top five was the tragedy in Chile.
After another challenging year, what is the state of American journalism? PEJ's comprehensive annual report on the health of the U.S. media will be online soon.
Read the 2009 report.
Tom Rosenstiel discusses the future of journalism at Minnesota Public Radio.
Data from PEJ’s 2008 News Coverage Index and Campaign Coverage Index are now online. Additionally, toplines from nine distinct content studies produced last year are available.
PEJ produced 20 reports related to the 2008 presidential campaign, plus studied the media coverage of the election week by week. See all of PEJ's campaign-focused research here.
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