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    Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe
    Summary of Findings The 2004 presidential campaign is continuing the long-term shift in how the public gets its election news. Television news remains dominant, but there has been further erosion in the audience for broadcast TV news. The Internet, a relatively minor source for campaign news in 2000, is now on par with such traditional […]
    Local TV News Project 2002

    In a year when the nation was changed by the war on terrorism, a recession and financial scandals, the Project for Excellence in Journalism's fifth annual study found that local television news remained largely unchanged. The study was published in the November/December 2002 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review.

    Why Has TV Stopped Covering Politics?

    Typical questions used by TV consultants are poorly designed. Asking questions differently reveals an overwhelming interest in learning about politics.

    The War on Terrorism

    The news Americans see on network television has softened considerably since 2001l, to the point that it looks more like it did before the terrorist attacks than immediately after.

    The Letterman Fiasco Holds a Lesson for Disney
    For the sake of argument, put the public interest aside. Forget that broadcast airwaves are public property. Strictly in economic terms, the Walt Disney Co. got lucky when it failed to woo David Letterman to join ABC. The public nature of the Letterman embarrassment has granted Disney something rare ...
    Why We Need ‘Nightline’

    What's left of broadcast television journalism is at stake now, many in the business believe, in the war within the Disney Co. over whether to replace "Nightline" with the late-night comedy of David Letterman. The people who run Disney seem intent on displacing "Nightline" ...

    Return to Normalcy?

    Over time the press is inching back toward pre-September 11th norms of behavior.

    Before And After

    The war on terrorism has caused a colossal shift in the news people see on network television.

    Local TV News Project 2001

    Local newsrooms beset by sponsor interference, budget cuts, layoffs, and added programming.

    The First 100 Days

    Did George W. Bush really get an easier ride from the media in his first months in office?

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