News Ecosystem

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Whose News?

“How . . . does the modern news ‘ecosystem’ of a large American city work? And if newspapers were to die—to the extent that we can infer from the current landscape—what would that imply for what citizens would know and not know about where they live?
“. . . The answers are a moving target; even trying to figure out how to answer them is a challenge. But a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, which takes a close look at the news ecosystem of one city, suggests that while the news landscape has rapidly expanded, most of what the public learns is still overwhelmingly driven by traditional media--particularly newspapers.”

—“How News Happens,” Project for Excellence in Journalism, 2010

Editor’s Note: No news is good news?
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