2002 Industry Studies: News Media

Abstract

American journalism is in the midst of a transition unlike any it has experienced in the 225-year history of the republic. The news industry today is facing the proliferation of distribution of outlets, fragmentation and shifting demographics of the audiences, and an increased emphasis on profit making. Industry executives have not responded well to these challenges, cutting their reporting and editorial staffs, closing foreign bureaus, and shifting the content of their product away from hard news toward more entertainment-related news and sensationalism. On the positive side, media executives are exploring new ways to make their news operations more efficient through investment in technology and by acquiring new media outlets and consolidating news production.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA425304

Entities

People

  • Christos Dellas
  • Gary Bender
  • Gregg Clark
  • John W. Coleman Ii
  • Paul Alfieri

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Department Of State
  • Executives
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Newspapers
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Journalism and Media Studies.