Media Performance

Low Marks for the 2012 Election

Voters Pessimistic About Partisan Cooperation

Section 4: News Sources, Election Night and Views of Press Coverage

In Changing News Landscape, Even Television is Vulnerable

Trends in News Consumption: 1991-2012

Section 4: Demographics and Political Views of News Audiences

Pluralities Say Press is Fair to Romney, Obama

Republicans Again See Pro-Obama Bias

Further Decline in Credibility Ratings for Most News Organizations

Auto Bailout Now Backed, Stimulus Divisive

Mixed Views of Regulation, Support for Keystone Pipeline

Section 3: Impact of Institutions

Press Widely Criticized, But Trusted More than Other Information Sources

Views of the News Media: 1985-2011

Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low

Public Evaluations of the News Media: 1985-2009

Financial Woes Now Overshadow All Other Concerns for Journalists

The Web: Alarming, Appealing and a Challenge to Journalistic Values

Section III: The State of Journalism and Views on Performance

Financial Woes Now Overshadow All Other Concerns for Journalists

The Web: Alarming, Appealing and a Challenge to Journalistic Values

2008 Journalist Survey: A Commentary of the Findings

Internet News Audience Highly Critical of News Organizations

Views of Press Values and Performance: 1985-2007

Two-In-Three Critical Of Bush’s Relief Efforts

Huge Racial Divide Over Katrina and Its Consequences

Public More Critical of Press, But Goodwill Persists

Online Newspaper Readership Countering Print Losses

Commentary: The Public’s Complicated Views of Press Point to Solutions

The Media: More Voices, Less Credibility

A review of Pew Research Center for the People & the Press findings

News Audiences Increasingly Politicized

Choice of President Matters More in 2004

Bottom-Line Pressures Now Hurting Coverage, Say Journalists

Press Going Too Easy on Bush

I. Views on Performance

Bottom-Line Pressures Now Hurting Coverage, Say Journalists

Press Going Too Easy on Bush

Strong Opposition to Media Cross-Ownership Emerges

Public Wants Neutrality and Pro-American Point of View

War Coverage Praised, But Public Hungry for Other News

Overcovered: Protesters, Ex-Generals

Tax Plan Fails to Connect, Bush's Economic Ratings Sag

News Media Gets Good Grades for Iraq Coverage

Other Important Findings and Analyses

News Media’s Improved Image Proves Short-Lived

The Sagging Stock Market's Big Audience