---
title: "State of the News Media 2004: An Annual Report on American Journalism"
description: "Glance at some items in the news of late and it seems that many long-held ideas about journalism are unraveling."
date: "2004-03-19"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center: Journalism & Media staff"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2004/03/19/state-of-the-news-media-2004-an-annual-report-on-american-journalism/"
categories:
  - "State of the News Media (Project)"
---

# State of the News Media 2004: An Annual Report on American Journalism