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'''The Project for Excellence in Journalism''' is a [[United States|US]] non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to researching and evaluating the news media. It began in 1997 affiliated with the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]], but in 2006 became part of the [[Pew Research Center]].
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The '''Project for Excellence in Journalism''' was a tax-exempt research organization in the [[United States]] that used empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press.
==External link==
*http://www.journalism.org/


The organization's director was [[Tom Rosenstiel]], a professor of journalism who has served as a media critic and political correspondent for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]''.
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The organization was founded in 1997, and it was formerly affiliated with the [[Columbia School of Journalism]].

In 2006, it separated from [[Columbia University]] and joined the [[Pew Research Center]], funded by the [[Pew Charitable Trusts]], a private organization.

In January 2014 the Project for Excellence in Journalism was renamed the [[Pew Research Center]]'s Journalism Project.<ref name=PEJ1>{{cite news|title=PEJ Renamed Pew Research Center's Journalism Project|url=http://www.pewresearch.org/2013/10/03/pej-renamed-as-pew-research-centers-journalism-project/|accessdate=March 26, 2014}}</ref>

== News Coverage Index ==
Every week the Project for Excellence in Journalism produced the News Coverage Index, a report identifying the main subjects covered by the U.S. [[mainstream media]] and analyses the percentage of the available space, or [[Newshole|news hole]], devoted to each major subject.<ref>[http://www.journalism.org/about_news_index/methodology Methodology News Coverage Index] retrieved November 22, 2011</ref> It was used to analyze media coverage of events such as [[Occupy Wall Street]].<ref name=NYT2>{{cite news|title=Protest Puts Coverage in Spotlight|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/business/media/occupy-wall-street-puts-the-coverage-in-the-spotlight.html|accessdate=November 21, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 20, 2011|author=Brian Stelter|quote=An analysis by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism indicates that the movement occupied 10 percent of its sample of national news coverage in the week beginning Oct. 9, then steadily represented about 5 percent through early November. Coverage dipped markedly, to just 1 percent of the national news hole, in the week beginning Nov. 6, supporting Ms. Shepard's assertion that it had "died down" before the early morning eviction in New York last Tuesday. It has since rebounded strongly.}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=Occupy Wall Street Occupies Headlines|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/occupy-wall-street-occupies-headlines/|accessdate=November 21, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 12, 2011|author=Brian Stelter|format=Media Deoder blog}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 20:18, 24 April 2022

Project for Excellence in Journalism
Established1997 (1997)
DirectorTom Rosenstiel

The Project for Excellence in Journalism was a tax-exempt research organization in the United States that used empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press.

The organization's director was Tom Rosenstiel, a professor of journalism who has served as a media critic and political correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek.

The organization was founded in 1997, and it was formerly affiliated with the Columbia School of Journalism.

In 2006, it separated from Columbia University and joined the Pew Research Center, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, a private organization.

In January 2014 the Project for Excellence in Journalism was renamed the Pew Research Center's Journalism Project.[1]

News Coverage Index

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Every week the Project for Excellence in Journalism produced the News Coverage Index, a report identifying the main subjects covered by the U.S. mainstream media and analyses the percentage of the available space, or news hole, devoted to each major subject.[2] It was used to analyze media coverage of events such as Occupy Wall Street.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "PEJ Renamed Pew Research Center's Journalism Project". Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Methodology News Coverage Index retrieved November 22, 2011
  3. ^ Brian Stelter (November 20, 2011). "Protest Puts Coverage in Spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2011. An analysis by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism indicates that the movement occupied 10 percent of its sample of national news coverage in the week beginning Oct. 9, then steadily represented about 5 percent through early November. Coverage dipped markedly, to just 1 percent of the national news hole, in the week beginning Nov. 6, supporting Ms. Shepard's assertion that it had "died down" before the early morning eviction in New York last Tuesday. It has since rebounded strongly.
  4. ^ Brian Stelter (October 12, 2011). "Occupy Wall Street Occupies Headlines" (Media Deoder blog). The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


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