Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism

New Media, Old Media

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:12:38 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
What types of news stories do consumers share and discuss the most? What issues do they have less interest in? What is the interplay of the various new media platforms? And how do their agendas compare with that of the mainstream press? A new study has analyzed the trends.

Twitter Relies Less on Traditional Media than Blogs

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:35:59 -0400

Full article: CyberJournalist.net
The stories and issues that gain traction in social media differ substantially from those that lead in the mainstream press, according to a detailed analysis of social media by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

The State of Newspapers? Think of Sand Falling in an Hourglass

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:26:49 -0400

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Jennifer Saba
According to a new report, newspaper advertising revenue plunged an astounding 45 percent over the last three years forcing publishers to make drastic reductions to the actual size of the print edition, to the space devoted to news to the ranks of employees.

Capitol Hill Reporters Update

Stevie Converse — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:37:36 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
The number of reporters representing newspapers has declined sharply from the previous Congress. This year, 819 mainstream U.S. newspaper and wire service reporters were accredited in the Congressional galleries, down from 1,012 in the previous Congress.