One of the largest studies of the financial journalism industry, Gorkana's 2014 Survey of Financial Journalists looks at journalist's outlook on the economy, opinions of leading sources of news and information and how they themselves find stories. Carried out by the Gorkana Group in collaboration with Matt Ragas, Ph.D. and Hai Tran, Ph.D. of DePaul University College of Communication, nearly 500 financial journalists responded to this survey. The 2014 findings show that there is ongoing optimism that the economy will continue to grow. In contrast to the 2012 Survey of Financial Journalists, the 2014 survey shows that while traditional media still dominate as the most influential outlets, online sources are starting to break the stronghold.