Education issues made up only 1.4 percent of national news coverage in the first nine months of 2009, more than the 0.7 percent they received during the same period last year, but still comparatively little, according to a report issued today by the Brookings Institution, “Invisible: 1.4 Percent Coverage for Education Is Not Enough.” Community colleges received the least coverage, says the report. “They barely exist in today’s media landscape,” the report concludes, while broader coverage is “virtually invisible.” The report, which singles out The Chronicle and Education Week as exceptions to the pattern of meager national coverage, says that local news coverage tends to be more detailed and substantive than national news outlets. The report is not yet available online.
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One Response to Report Says Education Issues Get Paltry Attention in National News Media
arrive2_net - December 4, 2009 at 1:20 am
The article mentions The Chronicle and Education Week as giving extensive coverage to higher ed., and they are major-major highlights. I wonder if the report covers online and especially online-social media, were there is major growth in higher ed info and news.