Intro

Beyond all the facts and figures concerning the American news media, there are the attitudes and opinions journalists themselves have about their industry and profession. This section from the State of the News Media 2004 report details the results of a survey of more than 500 national and local reporters, editors and executives. The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press in collaboration with the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists.

We hope to conduct another survey among journalists, editors and executives in the coming months of 2006.

Contents:

Commentary on the Survey Findings
By the Project for Excellence in Journalism

Press Going Too Easy on Bush: Bottom-Line Pressures Now Hurting Coverage, Say Journalists
By the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

Survey Methodology

Survey Questionaire and Topline

1999 Report: Striking the Balance, Audience Interests, Business Pressures and Journalists' Values