8% of online Americans use Twitter
Eight percent of online adults use Twitter. It is particularly popular with young adults, minorities, and those who live in cities.
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Fewer Journalists Stand Out in Fragmented News Universe
Summary of Findings Reflecting today’s fragmented news landscape, about half of the public offers no specific answer when asked to name the journalist or newsperson they most admire. No journalist is named by more than 5% of the public in response to an open-ended question. While individual mentions are few, the most frequently named journalists […]
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Related Factors
The following factors are not direct inputs into the projections, but they underlie vital assumptions about the way Muslim fertility rates are changing and Muslim populations are shifting. Education As in the rest of the world, fertility rates in countries with Muslim-majority populations are directly related to educational attainment. Women tend to delay childbearing when […]
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Midterm Snapshot: Enthusiasm for Obama Reelection Bid Greater Than for Reagan in 1982
Overview Two years ahead of the next presidential election, the public is divided over whether Barack Obama should run for a second term as president. About half (47%) say they would like to see Obama run again in 2012, while 42% say they would not. This is better than the outlook for Ronald Reagan in […]
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Blogs – Commentary and Conspiracies
In the blogosphere, there was an even more mixed verdict. To study blogs, PEJ used technology from Crimson Hexagon, which identifies statistical patterns in the words used to express opinions on different topics. PEJ used Crimson Hexagon to analyze blog posts on November 2nd and 3rd, 2010 for seven themes relating to the coverage on […]
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About the Survey
The Congressional Connection Poll is a collaboration of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the National Journal, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The survey is conducted weekly when Congress is in session, and each week’s survey focuses on themes and issues related to Congress and the […]
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As 2010 Ends, Bloggers Get Wonky on the Economy
Last week the economy—or one nuanced element of it—led bloggers’ conversation. And the No. 2 topic was a famous athlete’s domestic situation. Meanwhile news (and rumors) about the iPad topped a tech-heavy news agenda on Twitter.
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Tax Bill Drove the News Last Week
The economy topped the news for the sixth straight week, while a string of tragedies—the death of a top diplomat, the suicide of Bernie Madoff’s son, and the suicide of an unstable Florida gunman—also made headlines. And health care, after months of absence, returned to the news in a significant way.