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Introduction People’s attitudes about science, their level of scientific knowledge, and the attention they pay to scientific developments have long been a topic of interest in the scientific community and among policymakers. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has since the early 1980s tracked people’s attitudes toward and understanding of science in its bi-annual “Science & […]
The Blogosphere After emerging as a force in the 2004 presidential election—and showing up some mainstream media mistakes on election night—bloggers were raring to go Nov. 7. They were anticipating several issues. There was the impact of the Iraq war, anticipated ballot box debacles related to new technology, absentee mania and early allegations of voter […]
Pentecostalism and related charismatic movements represent one of the fastest-growing segments of global Christianity. At least a quarter of the world’s 2 billion Christians are thought to be members of these lively, highly personal faiths, which emphasize such spiritually renewing “gifts of the Holy Spirit” as speaking in tongues, divine healing and prophesying. Even more […]
That’s the percentage of TV critics and online commentators who gave high marks to Katie Couric’s much anticipated debut as “CBS Evening News” anchor. The sample of 43 columns and commentaries was evaluated by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, which this week launched its new website at www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism as an official part of the Pew Research Center. PEJ staffers rated the critics’ comments on a three-point scale ranging from “Boffo” (21%) to “So-So” (46%) to “Uh-Oh” (33%).
The Pew Global Attitudes Project is a series of worldwide public opinion surveys encompassing a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day. The Pew Global Attitudes Project is co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of […]