Numbers: Our Data Library

This library contains all data PEJ creates or collects about the news media. The selections below will appear as charts you can customize. Use the menus on the left to filter the data according to your interests.

  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Economy Fades as Election Intensifies

    Though the economy and jobs may be the No. 1 issue in the race for president, media coverage of the U.S. financial crisis has declined markedly in recent months. PEJ looks into the possible cause of the drop off.
  • How 2011 Presidential Campaign Coverage Stacks up with 2007

    The volatile race for the GOP presidential nomination has made the campaign a major story in recent months. But how has that coverage compared to the attention devoted to the 2008 race for president four years earlier?
  • The Palin Plunge

    Once a fixture in the news, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has largely been out of the headlines for the past two months. That comes after a remarkable run of press attention to someone who was never a candidate for the presidency.
  • A Campus Crime Story that Stunned the Nation

    The sexual abuse charges involving a former coach at Penn State University became a major national story last week.
  • Iraq Coverage Reaches a New Low in 2011

    With the announcement of a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end, how much have Americans been hearing about that country in recent years?
  • Media Coverage of Occupy vs. Tea Party

    The anti-Wall Street demonstrations which started in lower Manhattan, but have since sprung up around globe, have been generating increasing media attention in recent weeks. How does coverage of these demonstrations compare with attention to the Tea Party protests in 2009 and 2010?
  • War in Mexico Gets Little Media Attention

    In the five years since Calderon began to crack down on the cartels, the violence in Mexico has claimed the lives of nearly 40,000 people—including 45 journalists. But the story has generated little attention in the U.S. media. How does coverage of the Mexican drug war compare to other issues along the border as well as other international affairs?
  • Controversies, Not Commemorations, Make 9/11 News

    Sunday September 11 is the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. PEJ examines which issues relating to 9/11 have attracted the most media attention in the past five years.