News Media Trends

Photo of journalists shouting questions at Rep. Ron Estes as he heads into the U.S. Capitol in September.

Pew Research CenterOctober 24, 2019

New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., are the financial, entertainment and political capitals of the United States – and that may help explain why they are home to a disproportionately large share of the nation’s newsroom employees. About one-in-five newsroom employees (22%) live in these three metro areas, which, by comparison, are home to […]

Pew Research CenterSeptember 11, 2019

The share of Americans who prefer to get their news online is growing. More Americans get news on social media than from print newspapers.

Pew Research CenterAugust 1, 2019

Mid-market newspapers were the most likely to suffer layoffs in 2018. Digital-native news outlets also faced continued layoffs.

Pew Research CenterJuly 23, 2019

Newspaper circulation in the U.S. reached its lowest level since 1940, and the audience for local TV news has steadily declined.

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.

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