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Reporters, editors and executives at national news organizations have become considerably more pessimistic about the state of their profession since 2004. By roughly two-to-one (62%-32%), more national journalists say that journalism is going in the wrong direction rather than the right direction. In 2004, 51% said things were going in the wrong direction while 43% […]
Summary of Findings Interest in what the public perceives as an excessively negative presidential campaign declined in the days leading up to the Pennsylvania primary. Just 29% of Americans say they paid very close attention to news about the presidential campaign last week, the lowest percentage recorded since December 2007. By comparison, 43% said they […]
Overall, The Daily Show’s range of topics is somewhat more limited than the mainstream press generally. Yet in many ways the similarities between the comedy show and the news media are as striking as the differences. Both The Daily Show and the press generally, for instance, had the same No. 1 topic for the year, […]
Introduction A deeper understanding of teens’ writing habits—both inside and outside of the school environment—is crucial for developing successful programs to improve writing skills and achievement. Today’s teens engage in significant amounts of writing, particularly in scholastic settings. All teens say they write for school (half doing so just about every day), and most do […]
Summary of Findings John McCain’s campaign for president has been flying under the news media’s radar since he sewed up the Republican nomination in early March. In recent weeks, he has received less news coverage – and has been consistently less visible to the public – than either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. Nonetheless, far […]
In some ways, the media sectors The Daily Show has most in common with are cable and radio talk. They each have a similar emphasis on government and politics: 31% on newshole in The Daily Show, 35% in radio talk shows and 30% in cable talk shows versus 18% in news programs overall. These genres […]