The Project for Excellence in Journalism was a tax-exempt research organization in the United States that used empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press. The organization's director was Tom Rosenstiel, a professor of journalism who has served as a media critic and political correspondent for the '' Los Angeles Times'' and '' Newsweek''. The organization was founded in 1997, and it was formerly affiliated with the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2006, it separated from Columbia University and joined the

Pew Research Center The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank (referring to itself as a "fact tank") based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the w ...

, funded by the

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, a private organization. In January 2014 the Project for Excellence in Journalism was renamed the

's Journalism Project.

News Coverage Index

Every week the Project for Excellence in Journalism produced the News Coverage Index, a report identifying the main subjects covered by the U.S.

mainstream media In journalism, mainstream media (MSM) is a term and abbreviation used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought.Chomsky, Noam, ''"What makes mai ...

and analyses the percentage of the available space, or news hole, devoted to each major subject.Methodology News Coverage Index
retrieved November 22, 2011 It was used to analyze media coverage of events such as Occupy Wall Street.

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