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Analysis: Our Commentaries and Backgrounders

This section, Commentaries and Backgrounders, contains our more concise research analyses, such as op eds, articles, speeches, and quick reports. These are distinguished from our more detailed empirical research studies. They are listed below in chronological order. Or you can use the menus on the left to filter our entire archive and find exactly what you want.

  • What Americans Learned From the Media About the Health Care Debate

    June 19, 2012
    PEJ examines how the health care debate was presented in the press, which party won the messaging war and how the bill has largely disappeared from view.

  • 72% of Americans Follow Local News Closely

    April 12, 2012
    Local news enthusiasts follow a diverse set of topics, but rely heavily on local newspapers to keep them informed, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and Internet & American Life Project that examined the ways people get news and information about 16 different topics, ranging from breaking news to weather.

  • On Twitter, Still Tough Going for Komen

    February 7, 2012
    After the furor over its decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen foundation reversed course and a key official resigned.

  • Where People Get Information about Restaurants and Local Businesses

    December 14, 2011

    The internet is the source that people most rely on for material about the local business scene and search engines are particularly valued.

  • Hispanic Media Faring Better than the Mainstream

    August 29, 2011
    Spanish-language media is an important tool for a U.S. Hispanic population that is increasingly bilingual and American-born. Is the Hispanic newspaper market experiencing the same issues as English-language papers? Why are networks like Univision growing so rapidly? Is radio still a dominant force in Spanish-language media? PEJ answers these and other questions in a new examination of the Hispanic Media landscape.

  • For Communications Grads, Slight Improvement in a Daunting Job Market

    August 10, 2011
    The annual survey of recent journalism and communication graduates by the University of Georgia shows only small changes in a difficult employment environment. But there are some silver linings, including a jump in job satisfaction among those who have found work in the field.

  • FNC trails far behind rivals in Murdoch coverage

    July 20, 2011
    The scandal rocking Rupert Murdoch’s media empire—as well as the highest circles of British politics and law enforcement—has been a major story in the U.S. news media for two weeks. But how has Murdoch’s cable news channel here covered the story? A PEJ examination has some answers.

  • The Wall Street Journal under Rupert Murdoch

    July 20, 2011

    Although the scandal enveloping Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has focused on his British properties, it has also put News Corp’s. U.S. outlets under a brighter spotlight—particularly the prestigious Wall Street Journal he acquired by purchasing Dow Jones for $5 billion in 2007.

  • What Does Murdoch Own in the U.S.?

    July 15, 2011, Monica Anderson
    The recent scandal involving Rupert Murdoch’s news operations in the United Kingdom, and news of new FBI investigation in the U.S., raises questions about whether or not the controversy will spread to his American holdings. What media properties does Murdoch own in America? PEJ offers details.

  • How the Media Have Covered bin Laden’s Death: Special Report

    May 5, 2011
    Contrary to what happens with most major national news events, the discussion of the death of Osama bin Laden in the mainstream and new media has not shifted quickly to political winners and losers. An analysis of hundreds of thousands of stories and millions of social media postings finds the discussion has remained focused on the facts of what happened. A new PEJ study has the details.
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