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reportJan 16, 2009

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.
reportJan 15, 2009

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 […]
reportJan 15, 2009

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.
reportJan 15, 2009

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 […]
short readsJan 15, 2009

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.
short readsJan 15, 2009

Congressional Favorability

Just 40% of the public has a favorable opinion of Congress.
short readsJan 15, 2009

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.
short readsJan 15, 2009

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.
reportJan 15, 2009

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.
reportJan 15, 2009

European Worries About Reliance on Russian Energy Were Already High

by Erin Carriere-Kretschmer, Senior Research Associate, Pew Global Attitudes Project and Katie Holzwart, Research Analyst, Pew Global Attitudes Project As Russian and Ukrainian leaders squabbled over gas supplies in late 2008 and early 2009, Eastern Europeans farther down the pipeline went without heat. European Commissioner Jose Manuel Barroso called the dispute “most unacceptable and incredible,” […]