Pew Study: Statehouse News Coverage Dropping, Shifting

pew post picWhile the overall number of print reporters continues to decline—along with newspapers in general—the numbers of print reporters assigned to State Capitals full-time has seen a precipitous drop in the last decade, according to a recent Pew Research Center Study.

The study revealed that out of the nation’s 1,592 journalists who are assigned to state capitol buildings to report to the public on legislative and other state government issues, about half cover state government less than full-time.

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