Lessons Learned: Online Patient Communities
Susannah Fox participated in a discussion of how the maturation of online social networks, patient communities, and patient blogs affects health and health care.
Publications
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Gubernatorial Candidates Caught Up in Death Penalty Debates
With Election Day less than two weeks away, debates over the death penalty are heating up in gubernatorial races in California, Connecticut and Illinois. On Oct. 14, California GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, a staunch death penalty supporter, released a television ad attacking her Democratic opponent, California Attorney General Jerry Brown, for his position on […]
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Miners’ Rescue Dominates News Interest
Summary of Findings The dramatic rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for more than two months dominated the public’s news interest last week, while the media focused on both the miners’ saga and the midterm Congressional elections. With the Nov. 2 elections fast approaching, the percent of the public tracking election news very closely […]
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Indians See Threat From Pakistan, Extremist Groups
More than seven-in-ten Indians have confidence in Barack Obama and about two-thirds express a favorable opinion of the U.S. Indians are also upbeat about their country’s economic situation and its role in world affairs. Still, most say India faces major challenges, including crime and corruption. And there are widespread concerns about Pakistan and extremist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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US, Pakistan to try again to mend ties
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Technology Coverage in the Media
Over the course of a year, news stories about technology filled just 1.6% of the total coverage, ranking it 20 out of 26 identified news topics.
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Apple vs. Google
In a year-long study of tech media, Apple proved to be the most-covered technology company, besting Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft.
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Attention Online Shoppers
Nearly six-in-ten adults have gone online to research a product or service they purchase.
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Hispanics Back Democrats in Midterms
Nearly two-thirds of Hispanic voters say they plan to support the Democratic candidate in this year’s congressional election, but enthusiasm to vote among Hispanics voters is low.