Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Abigail Geiger

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    A Continuum of Condemning the Press

    The 2008 race for the White House has once again seen intensifying complaints about media bias, most recently from the McCain camp. The charges have ranged from liberalism, to sexism, and more. A new PEJ review offers an historical perspective on the evolution of the tenuous relationship between press and political leaders.

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    Writing, Technology and Teens

    Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. But teens also believe good writing is essential for success and that more school writing instruction would help them.

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    New Research From JCMC

    A new issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication was recently published online, with articles on topics ranging from Facebook to online fantasy sports.

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    Women Who Say Single Women Can Be Happy

    More than eight-in-ten American women (83%) say that it is possible for a woman to lead a complete and happy life if she remains single; a lesser percentage of men (70%) say the same thing about a man.