The study had a relatively narrow definition of what counted: https://www.journalism.org/2013/06/10/methodology-30/ https://www.journalism.org/2013/06/10/method

The study had a relatively narrow definition of what counted: https://www.journalism.org/2013/06/10/methodology-30/ https://www.journalism.org/2013/06/10/methodology-30/ Summary: > Outlets must be domestic. > Outlets must be active, though they do not need to be publishing new content on a regular basis to be included in the study. > Outlets must be young. > Outlets must be primarily digital. > Outlets must produce original reporting. > Outlets sponsored by an institution must produce journalism that focuses beyond its own walls. "Young" and "primarily digital" are the biggest restrictions.