Today's LeadTop News Sites Garner Most TrafficOf the 4,600 news sites tracked by Nielsen, 7% get 80% of traffic. What role do aggregators play in online news? How long do users spend reading news online? To learn more about where people are going for news and what they do when they get there, PEJ conducted an in-depth analysis using Nielsen NetRatings data. Read the Nielsen Analysis special report in the State of the News Media 2010. ![]() 4.6% Percentage drop in ad revenue for online news sites in 2009 Bad News for Online NewsOnline news sites are increasingly the way the public gets its news and information. But despite the increasing traffic, advertising dollars are not following suit. As the PEJ’s new State of the News Media report reveals, 2009 was a difficult year for the Web news business model.
![]() 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.
![]() Internet Access Ignites the Blogosphere: March 8-12, 2010Last week the dominant subject among bloggers was a global poll that illustrated strong sentiment for treating cyberspace as a kind of universal public utility. On Twitter, technology was once again the focus. And a senior citizen disc jockey was the week’s YouTube favorite.
PEJ , The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs and the Newseum are hosting a conversation about the State of the News Media 2010 report on Monday, March 29 at the Jack Morton Auditorium at GWU. Panelists included Jim Brady, Tina Brown, Susan Page, Charles Sennott, Mark Whitaker, and Tom Rosenstiel. Vivian Schiller will give the keynote address.
More event details.
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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