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 Media Narrative on the Eve of Florida

Mitt Romney may have had a good week in the polls and at the debate podium, but the tone of his news coverage grew more challenging last week, according to PEJ’s latest “Campaign 2012 in the Media” report.

• 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.?

Social Media Win a Big One in Washington: January 16-20, 2012

Legislation aimed at combating online piracy drew the universal ire of social media users last week as a large January 18 protest put pressure on Congress to oppose the bills. And in what many observers called an unprecedented event, the online resistance actually forced the legislators into retreat last week.

• NCI — 2012 Campaign Heats Up in the Sunshine State: January 23-29, 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
• 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