The new news audience
How news consumers (and now news participators) have changed in the digital age
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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The Fort Hood Tragedy Highlights the Reporting Role of Social Media
The online media joined the mainstream press last week in focusing most of their attention on the killing spree at the Fort Hood Army post. Some of that conversation focused on the background and motivation of the suspect, but much also evaluated the pros and cons of real-time newsgathering.
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Fort Hood Shootings Top Interest, Coverage
Summary of Findings The November 5 shootings at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas – which resulted in the death of 13 Americans – was the public’s top news story last week. News coverage of the tragedy was also high, with the national media devoting more attention to the story than to any other. […]
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A Year Out, Widespread Anti-Incumbent Sentiment
Overview The mood of America is glum. Two-thirds of the public is dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country. Fully nine-in-ten say that national economic conditions are only fair or poor, and nearly two-thirds describe their own finances that way – the most since the summer of 1992. An increasing proportion of […]
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Americans and Western Europeans Agree on Afghanistan-Pakistan Extremist Threat
Americans and Western Europeans agree on the extremist threat from Afghanistan and Pakistan, but divisions remain over the Afghan war
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Twitter Update
About one-in-five internet users now say they use Twitter or another similar service, up from 11% in April.
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Chilling Numbers
The percentage of Americans who believe there is solid evidence supporting global warming has fallen from 71% in April 2008 to 57% today.