Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Introduction This section discusses in greater detail some of the major datasets identified by the speakers and their limitations. Problems with these datasets fall into two principal categories: inappropriate and inconsistent definitions; and limitations, bias, and error arising from multiple sources. These problems result in misuse of terms and affect coverage, availability, and reliability of […]
Just a few years ago, when user-driven media was in its infancy, even the strongest supporters worried about its capacity to inform the public, a role the mainstream media had claimed for at least a century. A well-known advocate for expanding the role of citizens in journalism, Dan Gillmor, wondered and worried in 2004 what […]
The presidential race was easily the biggest story in the media last week. But while much of the coverage focused on the attacks on Hillary Clinton at the Democrats’ Drexel University debate, the press also reassessed several other candidates.
Planted questions, the B-word, and an embarrassing indictment were all fodder for journalists covering the revved up race for the White House last week. In Pakistan, a national crisis turns personal in the media. And cable news’ favorite celebrity defendant.
Summary of Findings For the second week in a row, the plight of six miners trapped in a Utah mine dominated public interest. Though coverage of the miners fell off significantly from the previous week, 32% of the public paid very close attention to the story and roughly the same proportion (34%) said this was […]
Washington, D.C. http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?autostart=false&brandname=Pew%20Forum&brandlink=http:%2F%2Fpewforum%2Eorg&showplayerpath=http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf&file=http://isthegodgapclosing.blip.tv/rss/flash?sort=date&nsfw=dc&user=GGForum&showguidebutton=false&showsharebutton=true&showfsbutton=true&showplaylist=true&smokeduration=0 One significant pattern in the 2004 presidential election was the tendency of religiously observant Americans to vote Republican and the less observant to vote Democratic. But recent events suggest that this pattern, dubbed the “God gap,” may be changing, as reflected in the results of the 2006 midterm elections and the increased […]