{"id":14183,"date":"2014-07-10T10:01:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T15:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/5-key-takeaways-from-our-census-of-statehouse-reporters\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:21:50","slug":"5-key-takeaways-from-our-census-of-statehouse-reporters","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2014\/07\/10\/5-key-takeaways-from-our-census-of-statehouse-reporters\/","title":{"rendered":"5 key takeaways from our census of statehouse reporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many important public policy debates are centered in the nation\u2019s state capitols\u2014particularly with gridlock often gripping the U.S. Congress. In fact, nearly half of the state legislatures (24) enacted more laws in 2012 alone than Congress did in 2011 and 2012 combined.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To inform citizens about what is happening in America\u2019s 50 statehouses, there are currently 1,592 journalists assigned to cover their workings, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2014\/07\/10\/americas-shifting-statehouse-press\/\">Pew Research report published today<\/a> that provides a first-ever detailed accounting of the statehouse press corps. After years of cutbacks in the legacy news industry, the shape of that press corps is shifting as nontraditional media outlets try to fill the gap. Here are five key takeaways about who is watching state governments today:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/newspaper-decline.png\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f5f5f4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f5f4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"481\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/07\/newspaper-decline.png?resize=385,481 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-26495 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/07\/newspaper-decline.png\" alt=\"The number of newspaper statehouse reporters has declined 35% since 2003.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a 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