Overview

The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism is dedicated to trying to understand the information revolution. We specialize in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press, particularly content analysis. We are non partisan, non ideological and non political. On July 1, 2006, the Project for Excellence in Journalism joined the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C, which houses six other research projects funded by thePew Charitable Trusts. 

Our goal is to help both the journalists who produce the news and the citizens who consume it develop a better understanding of what the press is delivering, how the media are changing, and what forces are shaping those changes. We have emphasized empirical research in the belief that quantifying what is occurring in the press, rather than merely offering criticism, is a better approach to understanding.

The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism publishes the Daily Briefing, a digest of media news, every morning, and also produces detailed reports that analyze key trends in the news industry, including the State of the News Media, an annual report on American journalism. 

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that conducts public opinion polling and social science research; reports news and analyzes news coverage; and holds forums and briefings. It does not take positions on policy issues. In addition to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the Center’s projects are: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press; Pew Internet & American Life Project; Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life; Pew Hispanic Center; Pew Global Attitudes Project and Pew Social and Demographic Trends. The Center is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation which operates under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. It was established in 2004 as a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.