1) Americans get news from a variety of traditional and digital sources, with 39% getting news from cable channels like CNN and MSNBC. 2) News audiences are fragmented along ideological and generational lines, with conservatives preferring Fox News and liberals preferring MSNBC. Younger audiences prefer comedy shows like The Daily Show. 3) Governments at all levels are using digital platforms like websites and social media to directly inform and potentially persuade citizens, with politicians also utilizing social media platforms.

1. Multi-media reporting and public policy U.S. Pakistan Professional Partnership Program B.J. Roche, Journalism Program University of Massachusetts Amherst 9.20.11

2. How do Americans get their news? Increased news consumption overall between 2000-2010 Increasingly from a mix of digital and traditional sources 39 percent from a cable channel (CNN, MSNBC, CNBS)

3. News consumers: a fragmented audience Ideological Conservative/Republican Fox News Wall Street Journal op-ed page The Drudge Report Liberal/Democrat MSNBC New York Times op-ed page Huffingtonpost.com Generational The Daily Show The Colbert Report

4. Changing models of news delivery Globalpost.com Climatecentral.org Grist Voiceofsandiego.com Propublica

5. Sunshine laws: public’s right to know Federal Freedom of Information Act Shield law? State Open Meeting laws Public Record laws Trials: hearings, evidence, transcripts Local Posting of public meetings, minutes Transfers of property

6. Directly informing the public Federal, state and local governments increasingly moving toward the web, interactivity to directly inform... Thomas Whitehouse.gov Data.gov Massachusetts City of Cambridge …and persuade? Federal Taxpayer Receipt, The Pentagon Channel, (The Grill Sergeants) Candidates and elected officials using social media Barack Obama on Facebook,Mitt Romney on Twitter

7. Technology enables direct channels… Broadcast Blogtalkradio Youtube Print Wordpress.com Blogger Social Facebook Twitter

8. For multi-media journalists… Andy Carvin (National Public Radio) Twitter, Facebook Nick Kristof (The New York Times) Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, NYTimes Amy Goodman, (Democracy Now) Facebook, YouTube Carol Rosenberg (The Miami Herald) Twitter

9. …and for the average citizen The Sunlight Foundation The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press The Open Government Guide Politifact.com Localocracy.org