U.S. Media Polarization and the 2020 Election: A Nation Divided
As the U.S. enters a heated 2020 presidential election year, Republicans and Democrats place their trust in two nearly inverse news media environments.
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The longer and more often people use Facebook, the more ad preferences the site lists about them
How many ad preferences Facebook lists for its U.S. users – and how accurate they are – depends on how often, and for how long, they’ve used the platform.
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9. Conclusions
While the growth of online interviewing is a prominent trend in polling, there is variation within that trend in how researchers recruit respondents. This study evaluated three respondent sourcing approaches (using workers from a crowdsourcing website, opt-in survey panels, and address-recruited survey panels) and found that sourcing affects data quality. Specifically, crowdsourced and opt-in survey […]
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9. Interviews with Black pastors
Black pastors hold a storied place in American history. During the eras of slavery and racial segregation, they played pivotal roles in Black communal efforts to “uplift the race” (a phrase commonly used in the 19th and 20th centuries). This often included organizing job training, after-school mentoring, insurance collectives, athletic clubs and other community service […]
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Protests in Lebanon highlight ubiquity of WhatsApp, dissatisfaction with government
Amid unrest, here is a closer look at Lebanon’s widespread use of WhatsApp, as well as unhappiness with the political and economic situation.
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Appendix A: Survey methodology
This report included six online platforms used for public polling. Three are opt-in survey panels or “marketplaces.” One is an opt-in crowdsourcing labor website. Two are survey panels that interview online but recruit offline, one of which is Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel. For both panels recruited offline, most panelists were recruited using address-based […]
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Methodology
American Trends Panel survey methodology The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided a tablet and wireless internet connection. The panel is being managed by Ipsos. […]
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Many Tech Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
About half the experts we canvassed predict humans’ use of technology will weaken democracy by 2030, while a third expect technology will strengthen it as reformers fight back against democracy’s foes.
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Americans who primarily get news through social media are least likely to follow COVID-19 coverage, most likely to report seeing made-up news
More than half of these social media news consumers say they have encountered made-up news about COVID-19.
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Americans’ main sources for political news vary by party and age
Americans turn to a wide range of media outlets for political and election news, but Fox News and CNN stand out as especially common sources.
