Federal Agencies Lack Beat Writers, Says AJR

If you’re looking for a beat to cover in Washington, you might want to take a look at the American Journalism Review’s assessment of the coverage of federal agencies.

In a study, AJR found that many federal regulators have less mainstream media coverage than the last time the survey was completed in 2003. AJR included newspapers, network and cable television and public news organizations in the study. It only counted journalists who burrow “into departments and agencies, developing reliable sources, serving as a watchdog.”

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