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  • How News Happens

    A new PEJ study investigates where news comes from in today’s rapidly changing media landscape. An examination of local media in Baltimore provides insight on how the U.S. media ecosystem works. What role do new media, blogs and specialty news sites play in the news cycle? Who is breaking news? Which reports advanced the story? The study answers these questions and more.
  • Terrorism, Tight Credit, and Tragedies Emerge in the News in Third Quarter

    The Iraq policy debate re-emerged as the No. 1 story, replacing the campaign, in the third quarter, according to a detailed analysis of PEJ’s News Coverage Index. But terror fears, a troubled economy, and man-made disasters also grabbed the media’s attention. So too, did the three top newsmakers who ran afoul of the law.
  • 2007 State of the News Media Report - Local TV

    The Local TV chapter from the fourth edition of the Project’s Annual State of the News Media report

  • Election Night 2006: An Evening in the Life of the American Media

    How did the news media fare on Nov. 7? A PEJ study of 32 different media outlets on Election Day offers “five lessons” about the coverage of major breaking- news events in the multi-media era, and a “sector-by-sector” breakdown. While some outlets struggled to find their role, those that combined both speed and interactivity seemed the most useful destinations.

  • Charles Gibson's Paul White Award Speech

    Gibson, host of ABC's Good Morning America, gave this speech at the RTNDA convention in Las Vegas upon receiving the Paul White Award on April 24, 2006.
  • Local TV Content, A Day in the Life: Annual Report 2006

    From the annual State of the News Media report.

  • All the News That's Fed

    Though presidents have always worked hard to get their message out, the Bush administration has pushed the envelope, especially with its aggressive use of the faux news segments called video news releases.
  • 2005 Annual Report - Local TV Content Analysis

    From the annual State of the News Media report.

  • 2004 Annual Report - Local TV Content Analysis

    From the annual State of the News Media report.
  • 2004 Annual Report - Overview

    From the annual State of the News Media report.