When State of the Union Coverage Shrinks

The two least covered State of the Union speeches in recent years have had something in common. A PEJ examination of media attention to these major presidential addresses reveals what that is.

• 6% — New Push for Hispanic TV Audiences
• 80% — Economy Fades as Election Intensifies
• 20% — How 2011 Presidential Campaign Coverage Stacks up with 2007
• 95% — The Palin Plunge
• No. 4 — A Campus Crime Story that Stunned the Nation
• 96% — Iraq Coverage Reaches a New Low in 2011
• 10:7 — Media Coverage of Occupy vs. Tea Party
• 2:1 — War in Mexico Gets Little Media Attention
• 19.4% — Controversies, Not Commemorations, Make 9/11 News
• 0.2% — Little Coverage of Sub-Saharan Africa
• 4% — National Economy a Washington Story?

The Year in News 2011

What stories and which people generated the most news coverage in 2011? PEJ's annual Year in the News report offers answers. The Year in News 2011 Interactive allows users to explore the data for themselves.

• Where People Get Information about Restaurants and Local Businesses
• Twitter and the Campaign
• How Mainstream Media Outlets Use Twitter
• Cain's Bad Stretch--A Campaign Coverage Update
• The Tablet Revolution
• The Media Primary
• How People Learn About Their Local Community
• Hispanic Media Faring Better than the Mainstream
• For Communications Grads, Slight Improvement in a Daunting Job Market
• FNC trails far behind rivals in Murdoch coverage
• The Wall Street Journal under Rupert Murdoch
• What Does Murdoch Own in the U.S.?
• The New Landscape of Non-Profit News Sites

The Facebook Fascination on Social Media: January 23-27, 2012

With Facebook’s IPO filing, this special edition of the New Media Index examines the conversation about the company among bloggers and tweeters during the past three years.

• NCI — Romney & Gingrich Lead the News: January 30 - February 5, 2012
• NCI — 2012 Campaign Heats Up in the Sunshine State: January 23-29, 2012
• NMI — Social Media Win a Big One in Washington: January 16-20, 2012
• NCI — 2012 Campaign Coverage Heads South : January 16-22, 2012
• NMI — A Google Move Ignites an Online Battle: January 9-13, 2012
• NCI — New Hampshire Primaries Keep Election Coverage Strong: January 9-15, 2012
• NMI — Social Media Users Focus on Ron Paul: January 2-6, 2012
• NCI — Iowa Caucus Launches 2012 Election Coverage : January 2-8, 2012
• NMI — Bloggers Close out 2011 with iPhone News: December 26-30, 2011