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One of the biggest questions about mobile technology-especially tablets-is whether it would establish or re-establish a deeper relationship for consumers with news content. Past research has found that on desktop and laptop computers, people read or watched quickly, even fleetingly. If the pleasure and convenience of reading on a mobile device that people can hold […]
Overview The public paid far less attention to this year’s Republican convention than it did to the GOP convention four years ago. Just 37% say they watched all or some of the Republican convention, down from 56% in 2008. And while there has been a modest increase in the percentage saying they view Mitt Romney […]
After experiencing decades of impressive economic growth, the Chinese express widespread satisfaction with the free market system and with the gains they have made over the past generation. However, they have grown increasingly worried about major domestic issues over the last four years. Today, the public is more likely to express concern about many economic […]
Overall, the Chinese public holds mixed or negative views of other major countries and international institutions such as the United States, United Nations and European Union. And while a plurality of Chinese describe their country’s relationship with India and the U.S., two of its major trading partners, as one of cooperation, that view has become […]
The second phase of this analysis was to survey Americans to see how public perceptions of the candidates correlated to their portrayal in the news media. The attitudes of voters vary considerably this year with the portrayal of the candidates in the press. Overall, for instance, while the press coverage of record and biography is […]