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    5 facts about Fox News in 2014

    Fox News President Roger Ailes has turned the channel into a powerhouse that dominates the cable news ratings and wields substantial power in the world of conservative politics.

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    U.S. Isolationism Isn’t Protectionism

    New polling data showing that the American public is turning inward, preoccupied with domestic affairs and less interested in international engagement, is not evidence of a rise in U.S. economic protectionism, with its grave consequences for global business.

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    Christie Story Attracts Little Public Interest

    Survey Report The public paid far more attention to last week’s cold snap than to the controversy swirling around New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. There also has been little short-term change in opinions about Christie: 60% say their opinion of Christie has not changed in recent days, while 16% now view him less favorably and […]

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    Changing Demographics of Poverty

    This posting links to a FactTank article about how the demographics of poverty have changed in the U.S. since the launch of the War on Poverty 50 years ago.

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    Data Feed: Living longer and retirement plans, low-income men, declining academic tenure

    A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics 36 states under single-party control; where they stand on key issues, The New York Times 2014 midterms and unemployment aid, The Wall Street Journal Some state administrators make more than the governor, Pew Charitable Trusts Economy Employment Trends […]

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    Twitter users give Christie negative marks on bridge scandal

    Methodology https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/01/10/twitter-users-give-christie-negative-marks-on-bridge-scandal/ This analysis employed media research methods that combined Pew Research’s content analysis rules with computer coding software developed by Crimson Hexagon. This report is based on examinations of more than 250,000 tweets. Crimson Hexagon is a software platform that identifies statistical patterns in words used in online texts. Researchers enter key terms using […]