The Project for Excellence in Journalism's annual State of the News Media reported on Sunday that:
- Last year, more than a quarter of stories in newspapers, on television and online were on the war in Iraq and the 2008 presidential election campaign
- News from countries all over the world with the exceptions of Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan, were less than 6% of news
- The news agenda is narrowing with many websites packaging news produced elsewhere
- The ability of news consumers to find their news without the distractions of advertisements is one of the factors causing the industry to go through tough times
- The staff for news organizations seems to be decreasing, with employees taking on more tasks and job roles

Another survey found that:
- Journalists are mostly embracing the changes such as blogs and reader feedback on their stories
- Journalists find multimedia projects enriching instead of being extra work
- Readers find that web sites offer information on other sites, for example, a Washington Post story can be found through the New York Times' website

Another survey found that citizen-created websites and blogs are actually far less welcoming to outside commentary than the so-called mainstream media.

Source: Editor and Publisher