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    The “News and Schmooze” Explosion

    A new study finds a proliferation of “citizen media” web sites that fit somewhere on the media spectrum between the street-corner soapbox and the local daily newspaper. While concluding that these grassroots outlets are successful at creating community conversations, the report on this emerging landscape also reveals that many are tenuous, shoestring operations.

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    Can You Trust What Polls Say about Obama’s Electoral Prospects?

    The strong showing of Democrat Barack Obama in early trial heat polls for the 2008 presidential election raises anew the question of whether the American public is ready to support an African American candidate for president. Recent polling points to two significant shifts on this question. Read the full analysis at PewResearch.org

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    Can You Trust What Polls Say about Obama’s Electoral Prospects?

    The strong showing of Democrat Barack Obama in early trial heat polls for the 2008 presidential election raises anew the question of whether the American public is ready to support an African American candidate for president. Recent polling points to two significant shifts on this question.

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    What Americans Pay For – and How

    Nearly three-in-ten adults say the most common way they take care of their regular monthly bills is by an online or electronic payment.

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    Election Newshounds Speak Up

    Americans flocked in record numbers to their favorite media sources for political news last fall. In this report, fans of newspaper, TV and online news sites tell how and why they differ.

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    War Dominates Again, But Breaking News Defines the Week

    The deteriorating conflict in Iraq was still the leading story line in the news last week. But the media were also tested by a terror false alarm, a major campaign trail gaffe, lethal weather, and the tragic death of a great athlete, according to the PEJ News Coverage Index.

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    Mega-donors Get Mixed Election Returns

    A bevy of big donors poured some of their personal fortunes into last year’s gubernatorial, state legislative and ballot-measure contests. But the super-rich had a mixed record in their single-handed efforts to sway election outcomes. In some cases, the motives of wealthy donors even backfired against their candidates or causes.

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    The Talk is All About Iraq, Clinton, and Bush

    The cable talkers didn’t have much to say about the State of the Union address, and the liberal hosts didn’t weigh in on Clinton’s presidential bid. But war and politics still managed to dominate the talk show agenda last week—even more so than the overall news coverage.

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    Tagging

    28% of internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. Findings and interview with David Weinberger

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    Lake Wobegon, U.S.A.

    Huge discrepancies exist between student scores on state-designed tests and on national tests.

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