The State of the News Media 2016 is the 13th edition of an annual report by the Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project examining the landscape of American journalism. This year’s study includes 13 data-filled fact sheets, each of which provides the latest audience, economic, news investment and ownership trends for key sectors of news media, from cable TV to African American media to news magazines. This study also includes a searchable Media & News Indicators database.
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Director of Journalism Research Amy Mitchell oversaw the effort. She and Associate Director of Research Jesse Holcomb edited the fact sheets and wrote the overview. Research Associate Katerina Eva Matsa served as the project manager, and Research Associate Galen Stocking and Research Assistant Kristine Lu assisted with production. Pew Research Center researchers conducted data analysis and aggregation and also served as primary writers for the fact sheets as follows:
- African-American Media Fact Sheet – Nancy Vogt, Research Analyst
- Alternative Weeklies Fact Sheet – Elisa Shearer, Research Analyst
- Audio Fact Sheet – Nancy Vogt, Research Analyst
- Cable News Fact Sheet – Jesse Holcomb, Associate Director of Research
- Digital News Audience Fact Sheet – Kristine Lu, Research Assistant and Jesse Holcomb, Associate Director of Research
- Digital News Revenue Fact Sheet – Kristine Lu, Research Assistant and Jesse Holcomb, Associate Director of Research
- Hispanic Media Fact Sheet – Elisa Shearer, Research Analyst
- Local TV Fact Sheet – Katerina Eva Matsa, Research Associate
- Network News Fact Sheet – Katerina Eva Matsa, Research Associate
- News Magazines Fact Sheet – Galen Stocking, Research Associate
- Newspapers Fact Sheet – Michael Barthel, Research Associate
- Podcasting Fact Sheet – Nancy Vogt, Research Analyst
- Public Broadcasting – Jesse Holcomb, Associate Director of Research, Katerina Eva Matsa, Research Associate and Nancy Vogt, Research Analyst
Research team
Jeffrey Gottfried, Research Associate Allison Becker, Research Assistant Joel Ericsen, Temporary Research Assistant Jessica Mahone, Temporary Research Associate
Editorial and graphic design
Margaret Porteus, Information Graphics Designer Shannon Greenwood, Copy editor
Communications and web publishing
Shannon Greenwood, Assistant Digital Producer Rachel Weisel, Communications Associate Seth Rubenstein, Senior Web Developer Travis Mitchell, Digital Producer
