Americans’ Changing Relationship With Local News
More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.
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More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.
Most of our research on the U.S. news environment has been from the viewpoint of the public, but this time we surveyed journalists themselves.
The total number of journalists assigned to state capitol buildings is up 11% since 2014, though figures vary widely by state. And as newspapers employ fewer statehouse reporters, nonprofits are filling much of the void.
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
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Amy Mitchell, director of journalism research at Pew Research Center, discusses the findings of a new study on America’s local news landscape.
A global median of 75% want their news media to be unbiased when covering political issues, yet many say the news media do a poor job of reporting on political issues fairly.
Our new report on local news in a digital age looks at both the organizations providing the news and the residents consuming it.
Here’s a rundown of what worked and what didn’t in using Twitter for our research of three local news ecosystems.
The crisis in Syria is the first mega-story to break since Al Jazeera America debuted on August 20. A new report on coverage of the evolving Syria story examines how the newest cable channel stacked up with such competitors as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and BBC America.
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