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    Part 6. Other social factors that relate to being offline

    Additional factors In our survey we tried to explore several other aspects of people’s lives that might be related to whether they go online or not. The results indicate there are several other factors that influence or relate to going online or staying offline.[8.numoffset=”8″ For more details on the analysis in this part of the […]

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    TV Combat Fatigue on the Rise

    Summary of Findings Wall-to-wall media reports on the war in Iraq have not resulted in significant improvement in the public’s view of the media’s coverage of this war compared with the first Persian Gulf conflict. However, there are signs that 24-7 televised images of war are taking an increasing psychological toll. In recent days, more […]

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    Part Three: The Portals

    One Way or Another Campaigners are disappointed with the effectiveness of the Internet.  Citizens are frustrated in their searches for political information.  Could the portals assuage these concerns, and advance the state of online political communication? Subscribers and other users of the big Internet portals constitute a huge portion of the online population. According to […]

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    Part 7. The Disabled: A Special Analysis

    Introduction Disabled Americans face unique challenges as they consider using the Internet, but they also can reap rewards for going online. The Internet offers the promise of greater connection to others, greater access to information, and potentially greater “mobility” through virtual space. But currently, the disabled are less connected than many other groups of Americans. […]