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title: "The State of the News Media 2013: Annual Report on American Journalism"
description: "In 2012, a continued erosion of news reporting resources converged with growing opportunities for those in politics, government agencies, companies and others to take their messages directly to the public."
date: "2013-03-19"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center: Journalism & Media staff"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2013/03/19/the-state-of-the-news-media-2013-annual-report-on-american-journalism/"
categories:
  - "Audio, Radio & Podcasts"
  - "Black Americans"
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Election 2012"
  - "Election News"
  - "Election News"
  - "Media Industry"
  - "News Audience Demographics"
  - "News Content Analysis"
  - "News Habits & Media"
  - "News Media Trends"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
  - "Newspapers"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Social Media & the News"
  - "State of the News Media (Project)"
  - "Television"
---

# The State of the News Media 2013: Annual Report on American Journalism