Since 2004, Pew
Research Center
• The audience for nearly every major sector
of the U.S. news media fell in 2017, with the only exception being
radio.
• The “post-election slump” for TV viewership
explains audience declines for cable and local TV, but not network. “Network TV’s
decline in 2017 was unusual, as its audience has been relatively steady after
election years,” according to Pew.
• Cable networks stand out for revenue growth,
and network news’ economic picture was stable.
• Digital advertising revenue continues to
grow, but little of it benefits news organizations.
• Hispanic media also saw
audience declines.
Pew said
newspaper circulation was down 11 percent last year, according to the Alliance
For more
in-depth info, go to the Pew Research
Center site.
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