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    Online News: Should You Be Reading This at Work?

    The internet is allowing Americans to stay constantly informed about the news of the day — on the company dollar – regardless of whether keeping up-to-date is important to their job.

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    Changing news audience behavior

    A new kind of news consumer emerges as a quarter of the population blends news sources rather than relying on one platform.

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    Use of Cloud Computing Applications and Services

    Some 69% of online Americans use webmail services, store data online, or use software programs such as word processing applications whose functionality is located on the web. Online users who take advantage of cloud applications say they like the co…

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    The How vs. Where of News Consumption

    A new Pew Research Center survey finds people using various traditional media at historically low levels. But the more telling findings here are not where people get news but how. In a commentary, PEJ Director Tom Rosenstiel sees the outlines of a new “On Demand” Media Culture.

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    Economy Shrinks, Tactics Grow, in Media Narrative

    The stock market tanked, and the candidates took citizen questions during a presidential debate. But with Election Day looming in less than a month, the media spotlight last week was trained on the hostile rhetoric heard on the campaign trail.

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    Scenario 7: The Evolution of the Architecture of the Internet

    Prediction and Reactions PREDICTION:  Next-generation research will be used to improve the current Internet; it won’t replace it. In 2020, the original Internet architecture is in the continuing process of refinement – it hasn’t been replaced by a completely new system. Research into network innovation, with help from the continued acceleration of technologies used to […]

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    Key News Audiences Now Blend Online and Traditional Sources

    Overview For more than a decade, the audiences for most traditional news sources have steadily declined, as the number of people getting news online has surged. However, today it is not a choice between traditional sources and the internet for the core elements of today’s news audiences. A sizable minority of Americans find themselves at […]

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    Scenario 5: The Evolution of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

    Prediction and Reactions PREDICTION:  Many lives are touched by the use of augmented reality or spent interacting in artificial spaces. In 2020, virtual worlds, mirror worlds, and augmented reality are popular network formats, thanks to the rapid evolution of natural, intuitive technology interfaces and personalized information overlays. To be fully connected, advanced organizations and individuals […]

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    Online and Digital News

    Online news consumption continues to grow, and substantial minorities of Americans are now taking advantage of specialized web-based and digital tools to get the news. Overall, 37% of the public – including more than half of those who go on the internet (55%) – say they regularly get news online. A decade ago, just 13% […]

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    Coverage by Media Sector

    As concerns about the economy deepened in 2007 and expanded throughout 2008, not all media outlets paid equal attention to the crisis. Generally speaking, daily newspapers—which, in many cases, have sizeable business staffs regularly covering the subject—have been in the forefront of economic coverage. Even on just their front pages, newspapers have covered the story […]

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