---
title: "State of the News Media 2005: Local TV"
description: "After several difficult years, there are some positive signs heading into 2005 for local television news, the most pervasive source of news for Americans, if not always the most respected."
date: "2005-03-19"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center: Journalism & Media staff"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2005/03/19/state-of-the-news-media-2005-local-tv/"
categories:
  - "Local News"
  - "State of the News Media (Project)"
---

# State of the News Media 2005: Local TV