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This is the fourth time the Pew Research Center has measured restrictions on religion around the globe.24 This report, which includes data for the year ending Dec. 31, 2011, follows the same methodology as Pew Research’s September 2012 report, “Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion.” Pew Research uses two 10-point indexes – the Government Restrictions […]
Contact: Amy Mitchell, Acting Director, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism amitchell@pewresearch.org, 202-419-3650 Pew Research: Amid Supreme Court Deliberations, News Coverage Conveyed Strong Momentum for Same-Sex Marriage June 17, 2013 – News stories focused on support for same-sex marriage outnumbered those opposing it by roughly 5-to-1 in the two months marked by Supreme […]
Religious belief continues to be an important factor in opposition to societal acceptance of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Overall, the share of Americans who say that homosexuality should be accepted by society has increased from 47% to 60% over the past decade, while the percentage saying it should be discouraged has fallen from 45% to […]
The Egyptian public is overwhelmingly negative toward the U.S. and Israel. Broad majorities hold unfavorable views of both countries, and few Egyptians say it is important to have a strong bilateral relationship with either nation. More than half of the public thinks U.S. financial assistance has a negative impact on Egypt. And roughly six-in-ten want […]
Though many of the 172 journalism nonprofits identified in the landscape audit of the Pew Research study operate autonomously, only about a third are fully independent, meaning they have 501(c)(3) tax status. Those include a number of well-known outlets, such as the Center for Investigative Reporting, the St. Louis Beacon and the Texas Tribune. The […]
According to a number of industry experts and analysts, evaluating the financial health and future prospects of a nonprofit organization is more an art than a science. There are few magic numbers or hard and fast benchmarks that define economic health, and a number of factors that contribute to an organization’s financial well-being. Business-Side Focus: […]