Philip Napoli

We found that while the (few) left-leaning sites prioritize statewide reporting, right-leaning sites are more focused on local reporting, indicating the potential for these sites to exacerbate polarization in local communities.

Yes, everyone is hungry for information about the pandemic. But media’s ability to monetize that readership is dissolving. Time for policymakers to act.

It matters where you get your news

A study released this past week weighed in on the current media landscape in the country, shedding light on the makeup of media, and where people get their news. The study conducted by a team with …

A study released this past week weighed in on the current media landscape in the country, shedding light on the makeup of media today. The study conducted by a team with the DeWitt Wallace Center f…

The network’s pitch to local funders: “By the time the school reforms reached their zenith, there was not a single local education reporter dedicated to covering them.”

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“While local newspapers accounted for roughly 25 percent of the local media outlets in our sample, they accounted for nearly 50 percent of the original news stories in our database.”

Our data are a valuable public resource. It’s time that policymakers treated them that way.