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short readsJul 13, 2021

U.S. newsroom employment has fallen 26% since 2008

While newspapers have seen steep job losses from 2008 to 2020, digital-native news organizations have seen considerable gains.
reportFeb 22, 2021

3. Misinformation and competing views of reality abounded throughout 2020

Unprecedented national news events, a sharp and sometimes hostile political divide, and polarized news streams created a ripe environment for misinformation and made-up news in 2020. The truth surrounding the two intense, yearlong storylines – the coronavirus pandemic and the presidential election – was often a matter of dispute, whether due to genuine confusion or […]
short readsNov 18, 2021

Where Americans find meaning in life has changed over the past four years

Here are six facts about where Americans find meaning in life and how those responses have shifted over the past four years.
reportMay 13, 2021

How U.S. Lawmakers Have Discussed Asian Americans on Social Media

From 2016 through 2019, lawmaker mentions of Asian Americans on social media – either of the population at large or of smaller subgroups – followed a relatively predictable pattern.
reportFeb 7, 2022

3. Constructing effective communities

A significant number of these experts outlined their dreams about the kinds of internet-enabled communities that could emerge by 2035. Among the traits they seek in those online spaces: activities that diminish social inequalities; groups in which participants’ main focus is on collecting, organizing, publishing and archiving useful, reality-based knowledge; healthy debates that create trusted […]
short readsMar 16, 2021

Many Americans continue to experience mental health difficulties as pandemic enters second year

One year into the coronavirus pandemic, about a fifth of U.S. adults (21%) are experiencing high levels of psychological distress.
short readsAug 13, 2021

Congress is off to a slow start in 2021, much as it has been in previous years

The 117th Congress’ total legislative output stands at 36 laws – only 30 of which count, by our criteria, as substantive legislation.
short readsJun 7, 2021

During the pandemic, teen summer employment hit its lowest point since the Great Recession

Fewer than a third (30.8%) of U.S. teens had a paying job last summer. In 2019, 35.8% of teens worked over the summer.
reportApr 28, 2021

4. Most Americans have been following news about the Biden administration closely

In addition to the analysis of the media coverage of the early days of the Biden administration, this project for the first time includes a survey component in order to study Americans’ sense of the news coverage of the new administration based on their different media diets. To do this, the survey, conducted March 8-14, […]
reportMar 18, 2021

The Pandemic Stalls Growth in the Global Middle Class, Pushes Poverty Up Sharply

The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.

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U.S. newsroom employment has fallen 26% since 2008

3. Misinformation and competing views of reality abounded throughout 2020

Where Americans find meaning in life has changed over the past four years

How U.S. Lawmakers Have Discussed Asian Americans on Social Media

Congress is off to a slow start in 2021, much as it has been in previous years

4. Most Americans have been following news about the Biden administration closely