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    How Americans Get TV News at Home

    Even at a time of fragmenting media use, television remains the dominant way that Americans get news at home, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Nielsen data. And while the largest audiences tune into local and network broadcast news, it is national cable news that commands the most attention from its viewers.

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    In print, newspapers cut opinion

    A growing number of dailies have reduced the amount of newsprint they devote to editorials and commentary, a departure from tradition that has gone largely unnoticed outside the affected communities.

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    The 2016 Media Primary is Off to a Fast Start

    Methodology https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/10/03/the-2016-presidential-media-primary-is-off-to-a-fast-start/ The 15 newspapers included in this search were USA Today, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Daily News (New York), The New York Post, The Washington Post, Chicago Sun-Times, The Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, NewsDay, The Houston Chronicle, Tampa Bay Times, The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ) and Star Tribune […]

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    What’s Next for Nonprofit Journalism?

    A recent roundtable, hosted by the Pew Research Center and the Knight Foundation, brought together key practitioners, funders and experts in the growing nonprofit news sector. Read and watch what they said about building sustainable business models and engaging audiences.

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    Event Transcript: Future of Nonprofit Journalism

    Future of Nonprofit Journalism Friday, September 20, 2013 Pew Research Center Transcript follows below the video. Part I: Future Prospects for Financial Sustainability Dick Tofel, ProPublica: For us, I think the answer is yes. The Sandlers started out at probably close to 95% of the funding. Last year we had them down to 38% of […]

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    The 2016 presidential media primary is off to a fast start

    Presidential campaign coverage always seems to start early, and perhaps more so this year. The 2016 election has received more media coverage this year than either the 2012 or 2008 campaigns received during comparable time frames.

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    On Twitter: dueling views on the shutdown and Obamacare

    https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/10/02/on-twitter-dueling-views-on-the-shutdown-and-obamacare/ Methodology This analysis employed media research methods that combined Pew Research’s content analysis rules with computer coding software developed by Crimson Hexagon. This report is based on examinations of more than 1.5 million tweets. Crimson Hexagon is a software platform that identifies statistical patterns in words used in online texts. Researchers enter key terms […]

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    On Twitter: Dueling views on the shutdown and Obamacare

    Two separate, but related conversations have been prominent on Twitter—one about the government shutdown and the other about President Obama’s health care law, the landmark legislation at the heart of the Congressional impasse that triggered the shutdown.