Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
People in different communities sometimes have different connections to their local library. Suburban and urban residents are especially likely to have library cards and place value on the local library. Suburban residents are the most likely to have borrowed print or audiobooks from the library in the past 12 months. On other aspects of library […]
This report on media coverage of religion in the 2012 presidential campaign uses data derived from two different methodologies. Data regarding the coverage in the mainstream press were derived from the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s in-house coding operation. (Click here for details on how that project, also known as PEJ’s News Coverage Index, is conducted.) Data […]
Contact: Tom Rosenstiel or Amy Mitchell, PEJ, 202.419.3650 Arab-American Media: Bringing News to a Diverse Community Wednesday, November 28 – At a time of major news developments in the Middle East and North Africa, the Arab-American media’s efforts to meet the demands of its audience have been complicated by declining ad revenue, new technology, and […]
In The Rise of E-Reading report we noted that the distribution between heavy and light readers is relatively even. Among those ages 16 and older who had read a book in the past 12 months: 8% read 1 book 17% 2-3 books 16% 4-5 books 19% 6-10 books 18% 11-20 books 22% more than 20 […]
Paul Taylor is a senior fellow at the Pew Research Center. He is the author of The Next America, a new book examining generations and the country’s changing demographics. Taylor previously served as the center’s executive vice president, where he oversaw demographic, social and generational research. From 1996 through 2003, he served as president and board chairman […]
On Aug. 8, 2013, the Pew Research Center brought together some of the leading experts in survey research on religion in the U.S. for a round-table discussion with journalists, scholars and other stakeholders on the rise of the religious “nones” and other important trends in American religion.
In addition to asking people about their general feelings about libraries and their patterns of patronage, Pew Internet’s survey explored in depth what people do at libraries – both at the physical facilities and on library websites. These responses reported below were asked of the 53% of Americans who say they visited a library or […]
The arts organizations represented in the survey tend to agree with the notions that the internet and social media have “increased engagement” and made art a more participatory experience, and that they have helped make “arts audiences more diverse.” They also tend to agree that the internet has “played a major role in broadening the […]
Trends across most print outlets point to a shift toward online and the importance of maintaining community news coverage, even while trying to increase coverage of the Middle East and North Africa. And for the most part, Arab-American newspapers are offering both Arabic and English content to their changing readership. Community news is a growing […]