report | Feb 20, 2014
To understand the nature of Twitter conversations, the Pew Research Center Internet Project joined with researchers at the Social Media Research Foundation, a group of scholars whose mission is to support the creation and application of open tools, open data, and open scholarship related to social media. The discovery of these six archetypical network structures emerged over several […]
transcript | Oct 10, 2013
American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, according to a major new survey by the Pew Research Center. But the survey also suggests that Jewish identity is changing in America. One-in-five Jews now describe themselves as having no religion. More than […]
report | Jun 10, 2013
This study, "Nonprofit journalism: a growing if fragile part of the U.S. news system," involved three major research components. The first was thorough landscape audit to identify nonprofit news outlets launched since 1987; the second was a detailed analysis of the websites of nonprofit news organizations; the third was a survey of editors and managers […]
report | Oct 3, 2013
Future of Nonprofit Journalism Friday, September 20, 2013 Pew Research Center Transcript follows below the video. &feature=share&list=PLZ9z-Af5ISatHgPBTpD-ONSB6gOT9PaF7 Part I: Future Prospects for Financial Sustainability Alan Murray, Pew Research Center: It was clear from the research that we did that while most of the nonprofit news organizations we were talking to — or many of them […]
report | Jul 27, 2012
Respondents’ thoughts Descriptions of future economic stress and economic divides were prevalent in responses to this survey question on higher education. While some who chose the first scenario said educational institutions are too static and will not move forward quickly to implement new digitally assisted approaches, others who chose that scenario said such change is […]
report | Mar 23, 2012
Respondents’ thoughts Most people surveyed said the functionality and popularity of the Web will continue to get stronger. Many top experts said the future will be a blend of the wide-open Web and customized apps, with people using apps/Web accessed through cloud computing. More than a third of survey participants said the Web will be […]
report | Sep 8, 2011
Did the media overplay Hurricane Irene? What should the media’s role be? Bloggers weighed in strongly last week. And thanks to news about pop star Beyonce, the MTV Video Music Awards set a record on Twitter and were the subject of the most popular video on YouTube.
transcript | Nov 21, 2011
A November 2011 Pew Forum report gave a brief history of organized religious advocacy in Washington, D.C., and examined the major characteristics of religion-related advocacy. The Pew Forum hosted an event to discuss the report’s key findings with journalists, policymakers and representatives from organizations that advocate on religion-related issues in Washington.
report | May 12, 2011
The death of the al Qaeda leader drove the social media conversation last week, as bloggers and Facebook and Twitter users examined numerous themes—ranging from fear to humor—that emerged in the wake of the May 1 raid that killed the al Qaeda leader.
report | Mar 19, 2011
Seattle, perhaps more than any other American city, epitomizes the promise and challenges of American journalism at the local level.