[Infowarrior] - Pew Report: State of the News Media 2009

[Richard Forno]

http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/index.htm

The State of the News Media 2009 is the sixth edition of our annual  
report on the health and status of American journalism.

Our goals are to take stock of the revolution occurring in how  
Americans get information and provide a resource for citizens,  
journalists and researchers to make their own assessments. To do so we  
gather in one place as much data as possible about all the major  
sectors of journalism, identify trends, mark key indicators, note  
areas for further inquiry.

For each area we have produced original research and aggregated  
existing data into a narrative on the state of journalism that we hope  
is the most comprehensive anywhere. Statistical data also exists in an  
interactive format (see our index of charts), which allows users to  
customize their own graphics. The report also includes A Year in the  
News, a comprehensive content analysis of media performance based on  
more than 70,000 stories from 48 news outlets across five media  
sectors, as well as a special look at Hispanic and African American  
media and an Interactive Topline that lets users explore the data for  
themselves. This year’s study also includes special reports on Lessons  
of the Election, New Ventures online, a content analysis of Citizen  
Media in 46 communities. And coming soon: a Survey of Online  
Journalists and a look back at Campaign Coverage.

This report is the work of the Pew Research Center’s Project for  
Excellence in Journalism, a nonpolitical, nonpartisan research  
institute. The study is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and was  
produced with the help of a number of authors and collaborators ,  
including Rick Edmonds of the Poynter Institute and a host of industry  
readers.

The full report is comprehensive, totaling nearly 180,000 words.

http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/index.htm