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Where news is headingKey trends in American journalism, news and technology
Jesse HolcombAssociate Director of Journalism Research, Pew Research Center
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Many pathways to news
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Big shifts in devices people use to access information
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Coincides with a shift in the services they use
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Most have pay TV, though some are cutting the cord
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Interest in news is as high as ever
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About four-in-ten Americans often get news online, but TV still commands the largest reach
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News watchers overwhelmingly still prefer television, while readers have migrated to the web
Non-journalistic sources now part of public’s media landscape, too
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Social media’s sharp rise as a prominent pathway to news
Digital publishers have established presence on most social platforms
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Americans are quickly migrating to mobile
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Our study of ‘engaged time’ spent with news on mobilesuggests engagement can expand to meet the demandsof more in-depth journalism
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News habits differ starkly by generation
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Economic pressures continue for publishers
Total revenue across industry has declined dramatically
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Most of the losses felt in print
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TV news steady, with some growth
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Digital advertising a growing business, but unevenly distributed
Public radio stations areone of the more revenue-diverse news enterprises
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More news revenue now coming from the audience
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Crowd-funding just one example
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Mapping American newsgathering and newsroom resources
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Sharpest declines in newsroom workforce since 2009
39%Percent decline of
newsroom staff 1994-2014, according to ASNE
Impact felt on the local level
In DC: print scales back, digital publishers plant a flag
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Fewer communities with a Washington correspondent
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Nonprofit startups proliferating
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Public attitudes: the trust and approval deficit
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Low marks for national news media
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Trust is higher for news orgs than for social media
Americans largely believein the media’s watchdogrole, but also write offthe media as biased
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Where news is headingKey trends in American journalism, news and technology
Jesse HolcombAssociate Director of Journalism Research, Pew Research Center
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