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    Demographic Differences across Groups

    Introduction The development of the typology itself did not include demographic factors. A person’s gender, race, income, or educational level did not determine the group in which someone was slotted. In prior sections, the discussion of the demographic make up of each group sought to fill out the portrait of the typical member of each […]

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    Internet News Audience Highly Critical of News Organizations

    Summary of Findings The American public continues to fault news organizations for a number of perceived failures, with solid majorities criticizing them for political bias, inaccuracy and failing to acknowledge mistakes. But some of the harshest indictments of the press now come from the growing segment that relies on the internet as its main source […]

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    Iraq Dominates News Landscape in First Six Months of 2007

    Summary of Findings In the first six months of 2007, the Iraq war has captivated the public’s interest and eclipsed most of the year’s other major news stories, including the 2008 presidential election, two major Washington political scandals, and news from other international trouble spots. Iraq has been the most closely followed news story in […]

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    The Audience for Online Video

    Experts have long anticipated the mainstreaming of online video. “The really interesting highway applications will grow out of the participation of tens or hundreds or millions of people, who will not just consume entertainment and other information, but will create it, too. Until millions of people are communicating with one another, exploring subjects of common […]

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    Assessing the Imus Mess

    Even before Don Imus got the word that MSNBC and CBS had dropped him, a quick survey of the media coverage in the week since the veteran talk host uttered his infamous April 4 racial and gender insult suggests he will face a tough battle to re-establish his reputation and viability.

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    What They Watch Online

    Amateur vs. Professional: What do users prefer? Most online video viewers prefer professionally-produced video over content “produced by amateurs.” However, the segments that do express a preference for amateur content or say they like both genres equally is sizable, and those who are among the most coveted viewers by advertisers (men ages 18-29) are the […]

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    Fewer Mothers Prefer Full-time Work

    In the span of the past decade, full-time work outside the home has lost some of its appeal to mothers. This trend holds for both those who have such jobs and those who don’t.

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    Oppose Making Abortion Less Accessible

    That’s the percentage of American adults who oppose making it more difficult for women to obtain abortions — 35% favor such a move.

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    Methodology

    This report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between February 15 to April 6, 2006, among a sample of 4,001 adults, 18 and older.  For results […]