Journalism

reportOct 30, 2011

A Housing Plan and Continuing Protests Fuel Economic Coverage

After a brief one-week absence, the U.S. economy re-emerged as the top story last week.
reportOct 27, 2011

Bloggers Back the Occupy Wall Street Protests

For the first time since the Occupy Wall Street protests began in September, the subject was among the most discussed on blogs.
reportOct 25, 2011

The Tablet Revolution

Key findings from a survey report on tablet news consumption by the Project for Excellence in collaboration with the Economist Group.
reportOct 25, 2011

The Tablet Revolution

The most detailed study to date probes who tablet users are, how they get news and how willing they are to pay for it. See the report, infographic or slideshow.
reportOct 23, 2011

Death of a Dictator Leads the News

A news week that began with the campaign ended with the death of Muammar Gaddafi.
reportOct 20, 2011

Bloggers Cheer as Netflix Reverses Course

The Netflix decision to drop earlier plans to split its services was seen as a victory for the power of social media last week. The iPhone 4S continued to be a hot topic on both blogs and Twitter. And a bloody goring at a bullfight was the most popular YouTube video.
reportOct 17, 2011

The Media Primary

Which candidate has fared best in the news media in the first five months of the race for president?
reportOct 16, 2011

Coverage of Wall St. Protests Keeps Growing, Gets More Political

With more and more partisans choosing up sides on the issue, the Occupy Wall Street protests continued to fuel economic coverage last week. Mitt Romney took front and center in the 2012 presidential campaign, and the unraveling of an Iranian plot on U.S. soil raised more questions than answers.
reportOct 14, 2011

From the iPhone 4S to Steve Jobs’ Passing, Apple Dominates Social Media

Last week, many in social media were consumed by two major events, the unveiling of a feverishly anticipated Apple iPhone and the death of the genius and driving force behind that company, Steve Jobs. Meanwhile, a TV interview that spelled doom for one of TV’s signature theme songs was the most-viewed YouTube media.
reportOct 9, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Drives Economic Coverage

After several weeks of attracting modest attention, the protests in New York and beyond emerged as a major newsmaker last week. Meanwhile, 2012 campaign coverage reached its high point to date, a high-profile murder case was resolved, and a world infatuated with Apple technology mourned the death of the man behind it all.