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    How the Media Covered the 2012 Primary Campaign

    As the 2012 presidential race shifts from the GOP primary battle to the general election matchup between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, a new PEJ study reveals what the public has been told about the two candidates by the media.  It also finds that Mitt Romney emerged as the winner of the media primary weeks before Rick Santorum dropped out.

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    General Election Takes Shape

    The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. However, the data is available.

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    E-books aren’t just for e-readers: A deep dive into the data

    While there is a tendency to associate e-books with dedicated e-reading devices, we found that among people who read e-books, just as many read their e-books on a desktop or laptop computer as on an e-book reader like a Kindle or Nook—and more people read e-books on their cell phones than on tablet computers.

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    Views of Afghan War Turn More Negative

    Just 38% of Americans now believe the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan is going very or somewhat well, down from 51% in March.

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    Hispanics Favor Bigger Role for Government

    Three-quarters of U.S. Hispanics prefer a big government which provides more services to a small one providing fewer services. This figure is significally lower among the public at large.

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    Citizen 2.0

    Director Lee Rainie will give the “Citizen 2.0” talk at a Webinar called Forum PA