---
title: "The State of the News Media 2008: An Annual Report on American Journalism"
description: "The state of the American news media in 2008 is more troubled than a year ago. And the problems, increasingly, appear to be different than many experts have predicted."
date: "2008-03-19"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center: Journalism & Media staff"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism/2008/03/19/the-state-of-the-news-media-2008-an-annual-report-on-american-journalism/"
categories:
  - "State of the News Media (Project)"
---

# The State of the News Media 2008: An Annual Report on American Journalism