Project for Excellence in Journalism
Encyclopedia
The Project for Excellence in Journalism is a non-profit research organization in the US
that uses empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press. It asserts that it is "non partisan, non ideological and non political". Its director is Tom Rosenstiel
, a professor of journalism who has served as a media critic and political correspondent for the Los Angeles Times
and Newsweek
.
Founded in 1997, PEJ was formerly affiliated with the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2006, it separated from Columbia University
and joined the Pew Research Center
, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, a private organization.
in the United States and analyses the percentage of the available space, or Wikt:news hole, devoted to each major subject. It is used to analyze media coverage of events such as Occupy Wall Street
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that uses empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press. It asserts that it is "non partisan, non ideological and non political". Its director is Tom Rosenstiel
Tom Rosenstiel
Tom Rosenstiel is an author, journalist, press critic and founder and director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism , a research organization that studies the news media and is part of the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C...
, a professor of journalism who has served as a media critic and political correspondent for the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
and Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
.
Founded in 1997, PEJ was formerly affiliated with the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2006, it separated from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and joined the Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center is an American think tank organization based in Washington, D.C. that provides information on issues, attitudes and trends shaping the United States and the world. The Center and its projects receive funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts. In 1990, Donald S...
, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, a private organization.
News Coverage Index
The News Coverage Index is a weekly report produced by the Project for Excellence in Journalism which identifies the main subjects covered by the mainstream mediaMainstream media
Mainstream media are those media disseminated via the largest distribution channels, which therefore represent what the majority of media consumers are likely to encounter...
in the United States and analyses the percentage of the available space, or Wikt:news hole, devoted to each major subject. It is used to analyze media coverage of events such as Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters which began September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district...
.