Media Ownership

Media & NewsJuly 23, 2019

A vast majority of adults in the United States get at least some news online (either via a mobile device or desktop/laptop), and the online space has become a host for the digital homes of both legacy news outlets and new, “born on the web” news outlets.

Media & NewsJuly 23, 2019

Hundreds of local and regional radio and television stations comprise the U.S. public media system.

Media & NewsJuly 9, 2019

News media made by and for the two largest racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States – blacks and Hispanics – have been a consistent part of the American news landscape.

Media & NewsJuly 9, 2019

The audio news sector in the U.S. is split by modes of delivery: traditional terrestrial (AM/FM) radio and digital formats such as online radio and podcasting.

Media & NewsJuly 9, 2019

Newspapers are a critical part of the American news landscape, but they have been hit hard as more and more Americans consume news digitally.

Media & NewsJune 25, 2019

Network TV news – appointment viewing for many Americans – saw its audience decline over the past year.

Media & NewsJune 25, 2019

Cable TV is home to a set of television channels whose news broadcasts have become an important information source for many Americans.

Media & NewsJune 25, 2019

Local television news programming has shed audience over the past decade, but it still garners more viewers on average than cable and network news programs.

Pew Research CenterJune 8, 2018

In seven Western European countries surveyed, the top main source for news is a public news organization – such as the BBC in the UK, Sveriges Television/Radio (SVT/Radio) in Sweden or ARD in Germany – rather than a private one.

Buying binge continues for local TV companies

Media & NewsMay 11, 2017

As of 2016, Sinclair, Nexstar, Gray, Tegna and Tribune owned an estimated 37% of all full-power local TV stations in the country.

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