Internet Changes Everything

Bottom-Line Pressures Now Hurting Coverage, Say Journalists

Overview: Bottom-Line Pressures Now Hurting Coverage, Say Journalists

The survey shows that journalists continue to have a positive opinion of the Internet's impact on journalism. Not only do majorities of national (60%) and local journalists (51%) believe the Internet has made journalism better, but they give relatively high grades for the websites of national news organizations.

News people also acknowledge a downside to the Internet ­ solid majorities of both national and local journalists think the Internet allows too much posting of links to unfiltered material. In addition, sizable numbers in the national (42%) and local samples (35%) say the Internet has intensified the deadline pressure they face. The changing media environment is generally having an impact on journalists' workloads ­ pluralities of national and local news people say they are increasingly rewriting and repackaging stories for multiple uses.

Jouralists May 23, 2004 - FULL Report

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