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title: "Foreign News Shrinking but Not Gone"
description: "That's the percent of news coverage devoted to international events not directly involving the U.S."
date: "2008-09-10"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/09/10/foreign-news-shrinking-but-not-gone/"
---

# Foreign News Shrinking but Not Gone

U.S. newspaper coverage of international events is declining faster than any other subject, with reporting on international news down to 10.7% of the newshole so far this yearA Project for Excellence in Journalism study finds that fully 64% of participating newspaper editors report their papers are giving less space to non-U.S. news, and 46% say they are devoting fewer reporting and editing resources to the subject. Yet some foreign events still make headlines. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/904/changing-newsroom)