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    Methodology

    Crimson Hexagon Methodology The study, The Media Primary: How News Media and Blogs Have Eyed the Presidential Contenders during the First Phase of the 2012 Race, uses content analysis data from two sources. Data regarding the quantity of coverage is mostly derived from the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s in-house coding operation. (Click here for […]

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    New Pew Forum Study Estimates Global Christian Population at 2.18 Billion

    Finds Stability in Percentage of Christians, But Large Shift in Where They Live  Washington,D.C. — WithChristmas fast approaching, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion &Public Life published a newcomprehensive demographic report on the size and distribution of theworld’s Christian population. The study finds that there are 2.18 billionChristians of all ages in more than […]

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    The Mexican-American Boom: Births Overtake Immigration

    Births have surpassed immigration as the main driver of the dynamic growth in the nation’s Mexican-American population. From 2000 to 2010, the Mexican-American population grew by 7.2 million as a result of births and 4.2 million as a result of new immigrant arrivals.

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    Preface

    Updated May 15, 2012 In researching his book, Hertzke found that the number and ideological diversity of Washington-based religious advocacy groups had mushroomed since the 1950s and that the groups’ agendas were far broader than they had been even a decade earlier. “Religious groups, of course, are deeply involved (on all sides) in highly charged […]

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    Chapter 4: Optimism in the face of Tough Times

    Despite the Great Recession and the sluggish recovery that followed, young adults remain extremely confident about their financial future. While a large majority of those ages 18 to 34 (whether they are employed or not) say they do not currently have enough money to lead the kind of life they want, most believe they will […]

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    Biggest Week Yet for Occupy Wall Street Coverage

    Tensions drove Occupy Wall Street coverage to its biggest week so far and an interview with Jerry Sandusky ushered in a second week of major coverage of Penn State’s sexual abuse scandal.