Economy Up and Flu Down in a Stressful Week
A financial report card for U.S. banks returned the economic crisis to the top of the news agenda last week while the fighting in Pakistan and Afghanistan also became a major story.
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Tea Parties and Somali Pirates Fuel the Blogosophere Commentary
Bloggers were caught up last week in two major stories: the confrontation with Somali pirates and the April 15 Tea Party protests.
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Religion in the News: 2008
This report is a special segment of A Year in the News, an analysis of the mainstream media in 2008 conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. This segment of the analysis was written in collaboration with the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. The biggest single religion […]
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Little Sign of Obama Fatigue
Summary of Findings No one has gotten more media coverage and attention in recent months than Barack Obama, but only about a third of Americans (34%) say they are hearing too much about the nationโs new president. More than half (54%) say they are hearing the right amount about Obama as he works to put […]
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Blago-gate Dominates the Weekโs News
Congress voted on a Detroit bailout, the media focused on fallout from the economic meltdown, and Barack Obama rolled out a key appointment. But a political scandal bleepin’ swamped ‘em all.
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Government Provision of Religious Services
Although as a general rule the government may not provide religious resources, such as houses of worship or clergy, there is an exception to this rule: The government may fund or sponsor a religious activity if the government does so to accommodate the religious needs of people who, due to government action, no longer have […]
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McCain Support Continues Downward Spiral
Overview Barack Obama leads John McCain by a 52% to 36% margin in Pewโs latest nationwide survey of 1,325 registered voters. This is the fourth consecutive survey that has found support for the Republican candidate edging down. In contrast, since early October weekly Pew surveys have shown about the same number of respondents saying they […]
