So, what’s the greatest concern you have about the news business? Quality of coverage? A lack of credibility? Well, according to a new Pew poll of journalists, the financial crisis facing news organizations is most concerning. The study found, “majorities of national and local journalists cite a financial or economic concern as the most important problem facing journalism.”
The Pew survey of journalists also found internet-driven innovations, including commenting on news stories, video sites and news aggregating sites, are viewed positively.
The journalists surveyed are less optimistic about the future of nightly network news. Four-in-ten expect nightly network broadcasts to survive only for another 10 years or less; two-in-ten think printed newspapers will disappear in the next decade.
The survey of 585 reporters, editors and news executives was conducted by the Pew Research Center in conjunction with the Project for Excellence in Journalism. You can read more here.
> More: TVDecoder has more on the study: the ratings for morning shows and newsmagaizese ar also down: “In 2007, 12.7 million viewers watched on an average morning, down 4 percent from the year before.” As for newsmags, TVDecoder writes, the PEJ found “a 4 percent decline for the most popular of the breed, ’60 Minutes’ on CBS. Also on CBS, ’48 Hours’ declined 4 percent, ABC’s ’20/20′ dropped by 11 percent, and NBC’s ‘Dateline’ fell by 8 percent.”