ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Study that Evaluates News Coverage.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002 TOPIC: A study conducted by researchers for the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that although news coverage immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks was based on solid sources, reporting by the media since then has included more speculation and analysis, according to an article by The Associated Press. Researchers compared news coverage from 2,496 newspapers, magazines and television stations from mid-September, mid-November and mid-December and categorized news stories as fact, analysis attributed to reporting or speculation, the article says. According to the study, 75 percent of news reports immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks were categorized as factual, while in December "factual" coverage dropped to 63 percent overall. The researchers said the drop could be attributed, in part, to the government restrictions put on journalists. The study was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Charles Davis Charles Davis may refer to:
Professor John Kupetz, of Gannon University Gannon University (Gannon) is a private, Roman Catholic university located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Gannon University was established in 1933 as the two-year Cathedral College by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie. , can share his expertise regarding journalism and news writing. 814/871-5808 Mr. Merrill Mer·rill , James 1926-1995. American poet whose works include Divine Comedies (1976), which won a Pulitzer Prize. Brown is the senior vice president and editor in chief of MSNBC.com. Brown brings a combination of editorial, marketing and business experience to the MSNBC.com team, with a background that includes extensive experience in newspaper and magazine publishing, cable TV network management and new media. His career includes stints as a business writer and Wall Street Correspondent for The Washington Post and as Editor in Chief of the award-winning monthly, Channels magazine. Brown was a founder and senior vice president of Courtroom Television Network The Courtroom Television Network (Court TV) is a cable network devoted to explaining law to the layperson. Founded in 1991, this novel venture in television programming was a long shot: few thought a twenty-four-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week diet of live trials and legal analysis would (Court TV.) In 1999, he was recognized by Brill's Content as on of the top 25 most influential people in media. Prior to joining MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company in May 1996, Brown was a media and communications consultant whose work included strategic development work at Time Inc., NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , U S West and a score of other media ventures (1995-96). While at Time, he served as consulting senior editor of Money magazine, developing online and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the services for the publication. He also served as acting editor for the Time Magazine Daily (the periodical's daily online news operation) and as a consulting editor for Time magazine. PR: Michelle Quinell (michelleq@tryloncommunications.com, 212/725-2295). ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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