As News Media Cut Back on Reporting, Nearly 1-in-3 Americans Say, They Have Abandoned an Outlet Due to Diminished Information
On TV, Daytime Cable Offers Less Live Coverage; Local Stations Look More Vulnerable
source: Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism
March 18, 2013 – In the news media, a continued erosion of reporting resources has
converged with growing opportunities for newsmakers, such as political figures, government agencies, companies and others, to take their messages directly to the public. The public, for its part, is not very aware of the financial struggles that have led to the news industry’s cutbacks in reporting, but nearly one-in-three (31%) say they have stopped turning to a particular news outlet because it no longer provides the news they were accustomed to getting.
These are among the major findings in the Pew Research Center’s 2013 State of the News Media report, its 10th annual report on the health and status of American journalism.
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