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 May 21, 2012  This story plus local news outlets decide whether to pick up the Obama campaign's first attack on Romney and the Ford Foundation gives the LA Times a $1 million grant, all in today's headlines.
Today's Lead In Social Media, Support for Same-sex Marriage: May 7-11, 2012During a week when North Carolina voters rejected same-sex marriage and President Obama endorsed it, the controversial issue inspired a passionate debate on blogs and Twitter. And in both social media platforms, those in favor of allowing gay couples to wed dominated those who were opposed.  33% Drop in amount of presidential election coverage from 2008 to 2012 This Time Around, Less News from the Campaign FrontThe 2008 nomination battles won by Barack Obama and John McCain fueled extensive presidential campaign coverage in the early part of that year. So far in 2012, the press is paying considerably less attention to the race for the White House, according to a PEJ analysis.
  Gingrich Bows Out as the General Election Battle Takes Shape
Former
House Speaker Newt Gingrich ended his presidential campaign with a
final week of unflattering and relatively sparse coverage and Mitt
Romney's campaign narrative appeared to benefit from some high profile
endorsements.
  Bloggers Discuss Barack Obama’s Dating Life : April 30-May 4, 2012An article that focused largely on the president’s relationships with some old girlfriends inspired bloggers to weigh in on both Obama and the article last week. On YouTube, protests in Malaysia calling for fair elections dominated the week’s most popular news videos.
PEJ's latest report on the health and status of American journalism is now online. This year's report includes analysis of the eight main sectors of media and special reports on mobile devices and news consumption and the role of Facebook and Twitter in news. Explore the tone and volume of news coverage and Twitter conversations about each presidential candidate in the Campaign 2012 in the Media interactive.
Rea Explore the data from the nearly 46,000 stories PEJ analyzed in 2011 in its weekly News Coverage Index or read the Year in the News report for an analysis of news coverage in 2011; the differences in the mainstream press and social news agendas and comparisons of public opinion and media coverage.
Tom Rosenstiel and Bill Kovach recently published their new book,Blur: How to Know What’s True in the Age of Information Overload. It outlines what any consumer should ask to decide whether the content they are looking at is reliable.
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