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reportMar 26, 2019

6. Overall, social media plays a moderate role in local news

Overall, social media plays a moderate role in local news – sometimes eclipsing traditional pathways in popularity but still being decidedly less prominent than the television.
reportMay 13, 2019

Publics in Emerging Economies Worry Social Media Sow Division, Even as They Offer New Chances for Political Engagement

Many who use social media say they regularly see false or misleading content, but also view these platforms as offering new avenues for political engagement.
short readsJun 5, 2019

Partisans are divided on whether they associate the news media or Trump with ‘made-up’ news

Republicans and Democrats are particularly divided on how closely they connect made-up news to the news media or to President Trump.
reportNov 20, 2019

Mobile Divides in Emerging Economies

As ownership of mobile phones, especially smartphones, spreads rapidly across the globe, there are still notable numbers of people in emerging economies who don’t have access to mobile phones. And even phone owners struggle with connectivity, costs and security issues.
reportApr 23, 2019

1. Views of the news media in France

People’s trust in and views about the importance of the news media vary considerably by country. In general, people in Northern European countries – for example, Sweden and Germany – are more likely than people in Southern European countries, including France, to say the news media are very important and that they trust the news […]
reportFeb 6, 2020

2. Users of online dating platforms experience both positive – and negative – aspects of courtship on the web

Over the past two decades, the internet and smartphones have transformed where, when and how people meet potential romantic partners. But, as many aspects of dating have migrated online, how do online daters themselves feel about their time spent using these platforms? Overall, online daters are more likely to rate their experiences in positive rather […]
short readsMay 2, 2019

In some countries, many use the internet without realizing it

What is the internet? Who is an internet user? Research suggests that some people who use the internet may not be aware that they’re doing so.
reportMay 13, 2019

Appendix B: Technology-related surveys regularly find that people see connectivity bringing positives and negatives

Findings in this survey highlight that publics generally see both benefits and harms emerging from mobile phones, the internet and social media in their societies. In many cases, the more a person sees benefits – such as technology making people more informed – the more they are also likely to see negatives, such as connectivity […]
short readsMay 13, 2020

44% of Americans say they talk about the coronavirus outbreak most or almost all of the time

31% of U.S. adults say they discuss the outbreak with other people most of the time; another 13% say they talk about it almost all of the time.
reportOct 28, 2019

About this canvassing of experts

The expert predictions reported here about the impact of the internet over the next 50 years came in response to questions asked by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center in an online canvassing conducted between July 4, 2018, and Aug. 6, 2018. This is the 10th Future of the Internet study […]

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6. Overall, social media plays a moderate role in local news

Publics in Emerging Economies Worry Social Media Sow Division, Even as They Offer New Chances for Political Engagement

Partisans are divided on whether they associate the news media or Trump with ‘made-up’ news

1. Views of the news media in France

44% of Americans say they talk about the coronavirus outbreak most or almost all of the time

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