Today's LeadBloggers 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. ![]() 43% Amount of coverage of the anniversary of bin Laden’s death devoted to its impact on U.S. politics One Year After bin Laden’s Death, a Political Slant to the StoryThe one-year anniversary of the assault on the al Qaeda leader’s compound in Pakistan generated significant coverage last week in the mainstream media. A PEJ examination of that coverage finds that the biggest component was actually related to U.S. domestic politics.
![]() 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 Debate the Treatment of Arab Women: April 23-27, 2012A controversial column arguing that women are “hated” in the Arab world triggered an impassioned conversation in the blogosphere last week that included both warm praise and strident criticism. Another top subject on blogs included a tribute to a classic sports car.
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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