News about news today is from the State of the News Media, 2005report. Before going to the original, you might try reading these analyses by various publications. I use the study in my classes. Its interactive charts and tables are wonderful for teaching about how economic issues can influence content and public attitudes. Editor & Publisher says "New Study Finds Newspapers Slipping" USA TODAY says Non-traditional media gain ground, consumers. where they note that Tom Rosenstiel says the media have to carve out a new role for themselves. Instead of being so-called gatekeepers of information — deciding what the public needs or does not need to know — traditional media may have to evolve into "authenticators, to tell people: 'What here in this increasingly crazy world can I trust?' It's easier said than done." eMediawire headlines Study on News Media Finds Blogs, Other Forms of News Competing with Traditional Journalism Poynter is running a report in its Journalism & Business Values section about the State of the News Media, 2005 survey that is just out on journalism.org.