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Introduction and Summary The speed of the war in Iraq and the prevailing belief that the Iraqi people are better off as a result have modestly improved the image of America. But in most countries, opinions of the U.S. are markedly lower than they were a year ago. The war has widened the rift between […]
Free-market economies and the individual freedoms that underlie them are highly favored around the world. Majorities in 33 of 44 countries surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project believe that people are better off in a free-market economy, even if it leads to disparities in wealth and income. But this global endorsement of capitalism goes […]
Timeslot, Diversity, and Ratings Timeslot Makes A Difference One question about the data is whether differences in timeslot might alter the results. Over the five years of study, we have found a consistent tendency for early evening newscasts to be stronger than late night. Generally, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts-those preceding prime time-tend to […]
Network O&O’s Versus Affiliates Another way to measure the effect of large company ownership is to examine local stations that are owned and operated by the networks, the so-called O&O’s. Four of the six largest station groups are owned by broadcast networks with central news divisions: CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC (in declining order of […]
Telephone Survey This report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates from March 1 to March 31, and May 2 to May 19, 2002, among a sample of […]
This report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between March 20 and March 25, 2003, among a sample of 1,600 adults, 18 and older. For results based […]
Which Ownership Produces the Best “Quality” News? Ownership Size and Quality What category of ownership best serves the public interest when it comes to news? Our five-year data sample suggests that when it comes to overall quality, smaller is better. Size of Corporate Owner and Quality Grade Grade Top 10 Groups 11-25 Groups Midsize Groups […]