Obama’s Online Opportunities
For a host of reasons, the new administration needs to develop a national broadband strategy but research suggests that users must be central actors in its design.
Global Optimism, Local Fears
A survey of internet leaders, activists and analysts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, artificial and virtual reality become more embedded in everyday life.
Field Dates: 11/11/08 – 11/30/08 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 1,540 Latino respondents ages 18 and older Margin of Error: +/-3.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level The survey focused on politics and the 2008 presidential election; attitudes about and experiences with the economy; remittance behavior; and media and technology use.
The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available.