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The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism put out its 7th State of the News Media report back on March 15. (Sorry, I have been busy and missed posting about this report earlier.)

And, as usual, the PEJ has some insightful and distrubing results.

For the third consecutive year, only digital and cable news saw audiences grow among the key sectors that deliver news.

In cable in 2009, those gains were largely captured by one network, Fox, though during the day, a breaking-news time, CNN also gained viewers.

What’s more, the data continue to suggest a clear pattern in how Americans gravitate for news: people are increasingly “on demand” consumers, seeking platforms where they can get the news they want when they want it from a variety of sources rather than have to come at appointed times and to one news organization.

And