(This is the first in a series of interviews with statehouse reporters and editors)
By all accounts, the news media is experiencing a dramatic upheaval. And statehouses have not been spared. According to a recent article in the American Journalism Review there are only 355 full-time newspaper reporters at the nation's state capitols, a 32 percent drop from six years ago.
I recently attended the national Capitolbeat conference for statehouse reporters. Since many of them are seeing first hand their state bureaus diminishing in size and capacity, I wanted to find out about the changing nature of their jobs and the coverage of statehouses across the country. As more on-line news organizations including bloggers are covering state legislatures, I wanted to know how social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are affecting news coverage.
In this edition of the The Buzz, I chat with the Political Editor of the Dallas Morning News Ryan Rusak to learn more about the coverage from Austin. Click here to listen now!
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