report | Nov 21, 2007

Boot Camp for Internet Addicts?

While South Korea has launched a boot camp for internet addicts, don't expect any in the U.S. too soon.

report | Nov 21, 2007

Public’s News Interests: Campaign, War and Returning Troops

Summary of Findings While the national news media focused heavily on the 2008 presidential campaign last week, the public divided its interest between the campaign and the Iraq war. More than one-fifth of the national newshole (21%) was devoted to the presidential campaign, while news about the war — including the situation in Iraq, returning […]

short reads | Nov 20, 2007

Can Israeli and Palestinian Rights Coexist?

That's the percentage of Americans who say they believe a way can be found for the state of Israel to exist so that the rights and needs of the Palestinian people are taken care of.

short reads | Nov 20, 2007

Giving Thanks for Football

As American families gather for the Thanksgiving Holiday, many among them will be distracted by America's favorite sport, football. A plurality of Americans (34%) rate football as their favorite sport to watch.

report | Nov 19, 2007

Gotcha and Mini-Scandals Fuel the Year’s Biggest Campaign Week

Planted questions, the B-word, and an embarrassing indictment were all fodder for journalists covering the revved up race for the White House last week. In Pakistan, a national crisis turns personal in the media. And cable news’ favorite celebrity defendant.

report | Nov 19, 2007

The View from the Other Side

A survey finds no evidence that a significant number of voters are considering crossing party lines -- or voting strategically for the other party's weakest candidate.

report | Nov 19, 2007

Tracking the Traders

A look at the attitudes of the regular buyers and sellers who make the stock market go up and down finds they are, among other things, even more likely to support the frontrunners in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.

report | Nov 15, 2007

Liberal Talkers Cheer the “I” Word – and so Does Rush

Dennis Kucinich’s call to impeach Vice President Cheney made nary a blip with the general media last week but it was a big story on in the talk media, especially on the left side of the talk radio dial. Meanwhile the many angles of the 2008 campaign gave everyone grist to talk about.

report | Nov 15, 2007

Lebanon’s Precarious Politics

Many of the Country’s Sectarian Differences Do Not Run Along a Straight Muslim-Christian Fault Line

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