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What Is News?

As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut.

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    How News Happens

    A new PEJ study investigates where news comes from in today’s rapidly changing media landscape. An examination of local media in Baltimore provides insight on how the U.S. media ecosystem works. What role do new media, blogs and specialty news sites play in the news cycle? Who is breaking news? Which reports advanced the story? The study answers these questions and more.

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    Teen Content Creators

    Slides about teen content creators, shown at The Power of Youth Voice: What Kids Learn When They Create With Digital Media.

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    The new news audience

    How news consumers (and now news participators) have changed in the digital age

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    The Internet as a Diversion

    Three-quarters of online economic users go online to relax and take their minds off of the recession. Fully 88% of 18-29 year old online economic users look to the internet to relax.

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    Online Classifieds

    The number of online adults who use classified ads websites, such as Craigslist, more than doubled from 2005 to 2009.

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    Radio Is Well Suited For Digital Transition

    In an industry that is constantly changing, how is radio faring? In what ways has technology affected how people get their news on the radio? Read the Audio Chapter of the State of the News Media 2009 for answers.