MonicaAnderson

I research media trends, news coverage and analyze demographic shifts in the U.S. I love data, dinosaurs and news.

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As the New York Times’ first black executive editor, Dean Baquet is in a distinct minority

The ascension of Dean Baquet—the first African-American to run the paper’s newsroom—has renewed the focus on minority hiring in the news industry.

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As Jill Abramson exits the NY Times, a look at how women are faring in newsrooms

In the past 15 years, the percentage of women who work in newspaper newsrooms has barely budged. Women made up 36% of all newspaper staff in 2012, a slight decline from 37% in 1998.

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Slightly over a year ago, turmoil across the Middle East became one of the biggest stories in the U.S. media. Today, although unrest and political uncertainty continue to ripple throughout the region, the media’s interest in the story has virtually vanished.

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At least 76 news outlets and journalists have publicly stated their opposition to the Washington Redskins name or moved to restrict or ban its use, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.

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Developments in the Hispanic Media Market

At 53 million in 2012, Hispanics are a fast growing segment of the U.S. population, accounting for half of the nation’s growth between 2000 and 2012. And media companies’ interest in reaching that audience has boomed along with the Hispanic population.

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In a week dominated by two mega-stories—the continuing travails of Obamacare and the devastating typhoon in the Philippines—America’s hypercompetitive cable news outlets exercised very different news judgments.

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At newspapers, photographers feel the brunt of job cuts

Photographers, along with other visual journalists, represent the category of newsroom staffers hit hardest by the rounds of job cuts.

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Three politicians who were forced from office by scandal are currently attempting comebacks. They are trying to overcome misdeeds that put them in the top five political scandals of recent years as measured by the amount of news coverage.

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"Forty percent of people who worked at local television stations in 2012 were women, but less than 20% of the general managers were, according to a newsroom survey conducted by the Radio Television and Digital News Association, in conjunction with Hofstra University."

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"While the shooting death of Martin quickly began generating attention on social media, mainstream media coverage started slowly, taking several weeks after the February 26 killing to build."

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Content Analysis Research

Syria & Cable News 

Same-Sex Marriage Debate in the Media

Changing TV News Landscape

Winning the Media Campaign 2012