The Hudson Plane Landing Captures Media Attention
The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available.
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Libraries and the new information ecosystem
The world that libraries and other organizations face can be seen as a new information ecosystem to which they can adapt.
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Obama Cabinet Appointees Highly Visible
Summary of Findings Public awareness of Barack Obama’s choices for cabinet and other high level posts is substantially higher than awareness of the top picks by George W. Bush and Bill Clinton just before they were first inaugurated. About two-thirds of Americans (65%) can name at least one person that Obama has chosen for a […]
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Hispanics and the New Administration
A year and a half after a lengthy, often rancorous debate over immigration reform filled the chambers of a stalemated Congress, the issue appears to have receded in importance among one of the groups most affected by it–Latinos.
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Strong Confidence in Obama – Country Seen As Less Politically Divided
Overview Public confidence in Barack Obama to deal with the nation’s most pressing problems is quite high, with about seven-in-ten saying they have at least a fair amount of confidence that he will do the right thing when it comes to mending the economy, preventing terrorism, and in dealing with Iraq. Notably, many Americans not […]
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Fewer See a Partisan Divide
Fewer than half (46%) among the American public now see the country as more politically divided than in the past, down 20 points from January 2007.
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Congressional Favorability
Just 40% of the public has a favorable opinion of Congress.
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Think Favorably About Obama
A pre-inaugural Pew Research Center poll finds about eight-in-ten Americans (79%) hold a favorable view of the incoming president, including 59% of Republicans.
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Plan to Watch the Inauguration
Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say they plan to watch Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20; not surprisingly, even higher percentages of Democrats, Obama voters and African Americans say they plan to tune in.
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European Worries About Reliance on Russian Energy Were Already High
Just as concern about energy dependence has become widespread, so too have unfavorable views of Russia and its Prime Minister Putin.