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    How social media is reshaping news

    Pew Research Center has gathered a lot of data over the past year on how social media networks are shaping news consumption and distribution.

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    Chapter 3: Video Games Are Key Elements in Friendships for Many Boys

    Video games[8. numoffset=”8″ Unless otherwise noted, in this report we use the term video games to encompass all types of gameplay on computers, consoles, tablets or phones.] and gameplay are pervasive in the lives of most American teens – and for boys in particular, video games serve as a major venue for the creation and […]

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    The News Environment in Sioux City, Iowa

    A 100-mile drive from Omaha, Nebraska, Greater Sioux City—or “Siouxland” as the nearly 125,000 locals know it—straddles the borders of three states. (For a display of all city demographics, click here. Technically speaking, Sioux City’s metropolitan statistical area spans two counties in Iowa, two in Nebraska and one county in South Dakota. In the summer […]

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    Public Confidence in the Security of Core Communications Channels is Low

    Across the board, there is a universal lack of confidence in the security of everyday communications channels—particularly when it comes to the use of online tools. Across six different methods of mediated communication, there is not one mode through which a majority of the American public feels “very secure” sharing private information with another trusted […]

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    Facebook and Twitter as political forums: Two different dynamics

    Social media users who are interested in politics have different experiences on Facebook and Twitter, with four-in-ten Twitter users saying that at least half of the posts that they see are political, compared with about a quarter of Facebook users who say the same.

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    Introduction

    In the wake of Edward Snowden’s 2013 revelations of widespread government surveillance of Americans’ phone and email records, various news organizations have explored the idea that “privacy is dead.” At the same time, others have suggested that renewed public attention to the topic has meant that privacy is, in fact, “thriving online,” or at the […]

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    Family Support in Graying Societies

    America is turning gray, with the share of people ages 65 and older expected to rise more than 50% by 2050 – a trend that may burden more families. But Germany and Italy are already there, with a fifth of their population in that age range.

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    Newspapers: Fact Sheet

    The data on the Newspaper industry, from the 2015 State of the News Media report