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    Most Say Imus’s Punishment Was Appropriate

    Summary of Findings Americans, both black and white, generally agree with the punishment radio host Don Imus received for the racist and sexist remarks he made about the Rutgers University’s women basketball team. Nonetheless, there are substantial racial differences in views of Imus’s punishment, and an even bigger gap in opinions about news media’s coverage […]

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    Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks

    The majority of teens actively manage their online profiles to keep the information they believe is most sensitive away from the unwanted gaze of strangers, parents and other adults.

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    Non-Churchgoers Vote Democratic

    That’s the percentage of Americans who say they never attend religious services who voted for a Democratic House candidate in the 2006 midterm election.

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    Nigerian Muslims Self-Identify First with Their Religion

    That’s the huge proportion of Muslims in Nigeria who say their religion is more important to them than their identity as Africans, Nigerians or members of an ethnic group; nearly as many Christians, 76%, also name their religion as the most important factor in their lives.

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    Imus Second Biggest Story of 2007 So Far

    In a week that marked the fourth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein and the end of the Duke lacrosse scandal, the remarks of a cable and radio talk show host dominated the news media. The fall of Don Imus had just the mix of ingredients that tend to seize the media imagination.

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    Public Knowledge of Current Affairs Little Changed by News and Information Revolutions

    Summary of Findings What’s Your News IQ? Take the Latest Quiz Since the late 1980s, the emergence of 24-hour cable news as a dominant news source and the explosive growth of the internet have led to major changes in the American public’s news habits. But a new nationwide survey finds that the coaxial and digital […]