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    State of the News Media 2006: Journalist Survey

    Beyond all the facts and figures concerning the American news media, there are the attitudes and opinions journalists themselves have about their industry and profession. This section from the State of the News Media 2004 report details the results of a survey of more than 500 national and local reporters, editors and executives. The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press in collaboration with the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists.

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    Catch Walt Mossberg’s Act

    Walt Mossberg’s entertaining rant at the Anti-Spyware Coalition meeting was captured on video and is worth a listen.

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    EXTRA! EXTRA!

    A new PEJ study takes an in-depth look at tabloids and compares them to traditional broadsheet newspapers.

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    Media Anger Management

    Much has been made of the surge of emotion among journalists who covered the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and to a lesser degree Hurricane Rita.

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    Reporting Katrina

    A comprehensive look at how the news media are covering the hurricane and its aftermath.

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    Public More Critical of Press, But Goodwill Persists

    Summary of Findings Public attitudes toward the press, which have been on a downward track for years, have become more negative in several key areas. Growing numbers of people question the news media’s patriotism and fairness. Perceptions of political bias also have risen over the past two years. Yet despite these criticisms, most Americans continue […]

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    The Gender Gap

    A new PEJ study of the news media finds men are cited as sources much more often than women on a wide range of topics

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    Meetup Says ‘Pony Up’

    Meetup.com, the favorite web business of political sociologists, announced yesterday that it will institute a fee for its community organizing service beginning May 1.