Explainers, Podcasts, Videos
Unlocked: What is the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?
Reports & Papers
Paint-By-Numbers Journalism: How Reader Surveys and Focus Groups Subvert a Democratic Press
Focus Areas
Journalism, Media Business Models, Media Creation, Media Standards & Practices
A paper by Alison Carper, spring 1994 fellow, responds to the increasing use of reader surveys and focus groups in journalism. She argues that this approach brings with it the risks of majoritarianism. Carper asks whether a press that takes its agendas from reader surveys and focus groups is a press that is truly fulfilling its role in American democracy.
Publications & Resources
Videos
Vanishing Numbers: How Federal Data Manipulation and Removal Threaten Journalism and Public Trust
Reports & Papers
Documentary at Risk: Strategies for Ethics, Sustainability, and Innovation in a Time of Disruption