Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Section 1: The majority of teens have positive online experiences, but some are caught in an online feedback loop of meanness and negative experiences. This section of the report examines teens’ perceptions and social experiences online. We take readings on the overall emotional climate of social media spaces and then delve into their specific experiences, […]
The study, Non-Profit News: Assessing a New Landscape in Journalism, involved several phases, all of which were performed in-house by PEJ researchers. The primary PEJ staff members conducting the research, analysis and writing included: Tricia Sartor, Weekly News Index manager; Kevin Caldwell, researcher/coder; Nancy Vogt, researcher/coder; Jesse Holcomb, research associate; Amy Mitchell, deputy director; Tom […]
Regardless of how they arrive, how often do visitors return to news sites over the course of a month, and how much time do they tend to spend there? Online experts note that tracking frequency of visits is a complicated issue. Some analysts, like researcher Matthew Hindman at George Washington University, argue that unique visitors […]
Cape Town Survey of Evangelical Leaders August-December 2010 Topline Report N=2196 Notes: For exact question wording and layout, please download the questionnaire in the right rail, or click here. “No answer” was not offered as a response option, but is used to indicate cases in which a respondent did not provide an answer to a […]
Updated May 11, 2011 Despite its growth and the amount of attention it receives, the micro-blogging service Twitter appears at this point to play a relatively small role in sharing of links to news sources. Of the top 21 sites for which there were data, Twitter showed up as referring links to just nine. And […]
Staunch Conservatives 9% OF ADULT POPULATION /11% OF REGISTERED VOTERS Basic Description: This extremely partisan Republican group is strongly conservative on economic and social policy and favors an assertive foreign policy. They are highly engaged in politics, most (72%) agree with the Tea Party, 54% regularly watch Fox News, and nearly half (47%) believe that […]
This report on global restrictions on religion follows the same methodology as the baseline report, with one major difference. This report also tracks changes over time in the extent to which governments and societal groups around the world restrict religious beliefs and practices. Measuring Change As part of its original study on global restrictions on […]