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 October 7, 2012  This story plus Chinese media send journalists to the U.S. and Ann Romney will host "Good Morning America," all in today's headlines.
Today's Lead Social Media Debate Sentiment Less Critical of Obama than Polls and Press AreThe reaction to the first presidential debate was better for Barack Obama in social media than in the traditional press, where the consensus was that Mitt Romney had won handily. But the sentiment differed by social media platform and generally criticism was more plentiful than praise.  #1 Rank of Syria among the Deadliest Places for Journalists in 2012 Where Journalists Risk Their Lives to ReportThe violence in Syria continues to escalate, and with it comes an uptick in victims who are there to report on the conflict. PEJ looks at how the country’s current civil war ranks among other conflicts in recent years when it comes to journalism casualties.
  Future of Mobile NewsThe percent of Americans with mobile access to the internet has jumped dramatically in the last year—a trend that has major implications for the news industry. A new survey of news use on mobile devices by PEJ in collaboration with The Economist Group examines how tablets and smartphones have changed news consumption habits and what that might mean for the future of news.
  Apple Announcements Dominate the Blogosphere:The news made at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco last week ricocheted through the internet’s many tech blogs. And on YouTube, a mixture of President Obama and the catchy pop tune “Call Me Maybe” was the most viewed news-related video for the second week in a row.
The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism is pleased to release the 2011 News Coverage Index data set and toplines of additional content analysis reports. 
The Who Owns the News Media database offers financial statistics on 123 companies and the more than 4,000 radio and television stations, newspapers, magazines and news websites that they own. 
PEJ's latest report on the health and status of American journalism is now online. This year's report includes analysis of the eight main sectors of media and special reports on mobile devices and news consumption and the role of Facebook and Twitter in news. Explore the tone and volume of news coverage and Twitter conversations about each presidential candidate in the Campaign 2012 in the Media interactive.
Tom Rosenstiel and Bill Kovach recently published their new book,Blur: How
to Know What’s True in the Age of Information Overload. It outlines what any
consumer should ask to decide whether the content they are looking at is
reliable.
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