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After the media complained about lack of access to previous conflicts, hundreds of embedded journalists lived, traveled and reported right alongside US troops at the outset of the Iraq war. Now, three years later, there are barely two dozen embeds left.
When the planes struck New York and Washington 5 years ago today, they altered the course of the news people get as well. According to new numbers from ADT Research, viewers of network evening newscasts have gotten a beefed up diet of war and terror since then while seeing big decreases in coverage of domestic issues, from crime to technology.
Now that the hype and the waiting is finally over, how did Katie Couric do on her historic opening night at the CBS anchor desk? Not so great, according to dozens of TV critics and commentators who offered up mostly mixed or negative reviews of her inaugural broadcast and snide remarks about her wardrobe.
A new PEJ study takes an in-depth look at tabloids and compares them to traditional broadsheet newspapers.
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.
A comprehensive look at how the news media are covering the hurricane and its aftermath.
A new PEJ study finds sports newspaper fronts markedly different from other section fronts.
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
Though presidents have always worked hard to get their message out, the Bush administration has pushed the envelope, especially with its aggressive use of the faux news segments called video news releases.
A PEJ study on how the press covered the pivotal period of the 2004 Presidential Campaign.
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