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reportMar 19, 2007

State of the News Media 2007: Magazines

After a decade of speculation that technology might render the news weekly obsolete, the field heading into 2007 seems at long last on the cusp of genuine change – especially among the biggest titles.
reportMar 19, 2007

State of the News Media 2007: Radio

In 2006 the transformation of radio into something broader — audio — accelerated.
reportMar 19, 2007

State of the News Media 2007: Ethnic Media

The story of the ethnic media heading into 2007 is one of a bright past and present, but perhaps a more complicated future.
reportMar 19, 2007

Probe of Fired U.S. Attorneys Dominates News

There was much fanfare when the new Democratic-led Congress was sworn in this past January claiming it had an electoral mandate for change. Since then, the new House and Senate Democrats have had trouble making laws or influencing Iraq policy. But as an examination of the coverage indicates, they’ve been quite successful in generating news.
short readsMar 16, 2007

Global Warming and Religious Belief

That’s the percentage of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the average temperature of the earth has been increasing over the past few decades. That number includes large majorities of every religious group: 77% of Catholics, 79% of white mainline Protestants and 70% of white evangelicals.
short readsMar 16, 2007

Most Optimistic Homeowners

That’s the portion of U.S. homeowners who expect the value of their home to go up “a lot” in the future. But another 55% still expect their home values to rise at least “a little.”
short readsMar 16, 2007

Hispanic Employment

That’s the number of Hispanic workers employed in the US labor market in 2006, a year where there was strong growth in Hispanic employment.
presentationMar 16, 2007

Social Media and Libraries: New applications for a new generation of users

This presentation highlights recent Pew Internet Project research with a special focus on the adoption of social media applications among teenagers and adults in the U.S.
reportMar 15, 2007

Public Tunes In to Walter Reed Story

Summary of Findings News about problems with the medical care of wounded Iraq war veterans drew the public’s attention last week. More than three-in-ten Americans (31%) paid very close attention to news about conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and more general reports about how soldiers returning from Iraq are being cared for. And […]
reportMar 15, 2007

A Talk Tango: Anti-Clinton Hosts Praise Obama

The Scooter Libby verdict triggered a noisy debate on talk shows last week, even as the radio talkers were quiet about the problems at Walter Reed. But the real surprise may be in how some conservative hosts are treating the 2008 Democratic presidential frontrunners.