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    State of the News Media Methodologies

    Last updated April 2015 The State of the News Media report uses a range of different methodologies to study the health of the U.S. news industry, including custom analysis of news audience behavior, secondary analysis of industry data, and direct reporting to solicit information unavailable elsewhere. State of the News Media 2015 Industry Data The […]

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    Political Interest and Awareness Lower Among Millennials

    Millennials lag behind older generations in their interest in government and politics. When asked to choose among a list of nine topics, only about a quarter (26%) of Millennials name government and politics as one of the three topics they are most interested in. By comparison, politics ranks among the top three interests for roughly […]

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    News Habits on Facebook and Twitter

    When asked about specific news habits on each social site, users demonstrate some common tendencies as well as distinctions in how they use the sites. To some degree, this can be expected: The two services have different sets of technical features (Twitter has the live-streaming app Periscope, while Facebook has Instant Articles), and distinct cultures […]

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    The challenges of using Facebook for research

    We wanted to analyze the role Facebook played as a means for people to hear about, discuss and share local news. But getting the data we needed wasn’t easy.

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    Podcasting: Fact Sheet

    The data on podcasting, from the 2015 State of the News Media report

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    State of the News Media 2015

    As the U.S. news industry faces a new mobile reality, how is it faring? From broadcast to print to ethnic and more, this year’s annual report on the state of the news media takes stock.

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    Teens, Technology and Friendships

    American teens don’t just make friends in the schoolyard or neighborhood — many are finding new friends online. Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact.