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    Baby Boomers Retire

    Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 today, and about 10,000 more will cross that threshold every day for the next 19 years.

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    Bloggers Remember Elizabeth Taylor

    The crucial events unfolding in both Japan and Libya were among the top stories on blogs last week. But the No. 1 topic was a celebration of the extraordinary life of Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor. On Twitter, the leading story was a high-tech business deal.

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    The Media Careen from Radiation in Japan to War in Libya

    Fire and fallout at a Japanese nuclear plant made the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake one of the biggest stories recorded by PEJ in the past four years. But by the end of the week, U.S. military action in Libya surpassed every other event, including Japan, in the news agenda.

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    A Special Report on the Media and the Tucson Shooting

    The January 8 Arizona assault stunned the nation and became one of the biggest stories in recent years. A PEJ analysis of mainstream and social media coverage and commentary reveals which element of the story made the most news, whether President Obama’s speech changed the narrative, how Sarah Palin was covered and how much attention the issue of gun control generated.   

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    Region: Americas

    The number of Muslims in the 51 countries in the Americas is projected to more than double in the next 20 years, from 5.3 million in 2010 to 10.9 million in 2030. Nevertheless, Muslims will remain a small minority in the region, accounting for an estimated 1.0% of the population in 2030, compared with 0.6% […]

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    Health Topics

    Health topics are listed from the most commonly-searched to the least. Not surprisingly, some questions are perennially at the top of the list among internet users looking online for health information: What do I have? How do I treat it? Who can help me figure this out? Where should I go to get a procedure […]

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    Seattle: A New Media Case Study

    Seattle, perhaps more than any other American city, epitomizes the promise and challenges of American journalism at the local level.

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    Resources on Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa, a 19-country survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, reveals that the vast majority of people in many sub-Saharan African nations are deeply committed to Christianity or Islam, and yet many continue to practice elements of traditional African religions.

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    The Tucson Tragedy Dominates on Blogs

    The online conversation last week focused heavily on the aftermath of the Arizona shooting spree that left six dead and 13 wounded. The most prominent element debated, according to a separate PEJ report released earlier this week, was the level of vitriol in political rhetoric today.

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    Methodology

    Topline The topline for the September 2010 data is available to download as a PDF here. You can also explore the questions online on the report overview page. About this report: Methodology This majority of report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this […]