New Push for Hispanic TV Audiences

NewsCorp this week announced plans to launch of a new Spanish-language channel. The industry leader, Univision, is introducing three new channels this spring. The Project for Excellence in Journalism looks at recent data that speaks to the recent influx of Spanish-language programming. 

• 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?
• 24% — Are the Media Ignoring Ron Paul?
• 2nd — Gabrielle Giffords’ Year in the News

The Media Narrative Turns to Florida

As he surged in the polls and won in South Carolina, Newt Gingrich did not so much receive better coverage in the news media as simply more of it. PEJ's ongoing analysis of the press coverage of the campaign, "Campaign 2012 in the Media" finds that Gingrich now is getting more attention than Romney but both not necessarily a more positive one as the candidates head to Florida.

• The Year in News 2011
• 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.?

A Google Move Ignites an Online Battle: January 9-13, 2012

Major changes came to Google’s Search last week and bloggers rallied largely to voice displeasure and concern. And Super Junior, the Korean pop group that has rabid fans across the world, continues to be a draw on Twitter.

• NCI — 2012 Campaign Coverage Heads South : January 16-22, 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
• NCI — The Santorum Surge Story Comes True: December 19, 2011 - January 2, 2012
• NMI — Bloggers Argue over the 2011 “Lie of the Year”: December 19-23, 2011
• NCI — The Media Turn the GOP Race into a Two-Man Battle: December 12-18, 2011
• NMI — Bloggers Recall the Year in Pictures: December 5-9, 2011