News Coverage

The news Americans see on network television has softened considerably since 2001l, to the point that it looks more like it did before the terrorist attacks than immediately after.

Nationhood, Internationalism Lifted

Over time the press is inching back toward pre-September 11th norms of behavior.

by Andrew Kohut for America Online

by Andrew Kohut for Columbia Journalism Review

Introduction and Summary For the first eight months of 2001, public interest in the news was modest at best. The rising price of gas and China’s release of a detained American air crew were the only stories to attract close attention from majorities of the public. Other big stories ­ President Bush’s first year, the […]

Introduction and Summary These are the best of times and the worst of times for the news media when it comes to public support. By and large, Americans continue to praise the press for its coverage of the war on terrorism, here and abroad. So much so that the general image of the media has, […]

The war on terrorism has caused a colossal shift in the news people see on network television.

Local newsrooms beset by sponsor interference, budget cuts, layoffs, and added programming.

Introduction and Summary As reports of anthrax attacks dominate the media, the public is paying far greater attention to news of terrorism at home than to the war in Afghanistan. Interest in terrorist attacks is now running as high as during the early days after Sept. 11 – fully 78% are following news of terrorism […]