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    Crime and Punishment Lead on Blogs

    A Supreme Court decision forcing California to release thousands of prisoners due to overcrowding received harsh criticism from bloggers last week, while others weighed in on the arrest of a suspect in a brutal baseball game beating. On YouTube, an interview with Jon Stewart on The O’Reilly Factor garnered the most attention.

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    Bloggers Return to Politics and Palin

    For the first time in two months—driven largely by the Sarah Palin bus tour—the news discussion on blogs turned back to politics. On Twitter, business strategies for social media and concerns about global warming led the way. And on YouTube, the economic crisis in Spain was the subject of the two most popular videos.

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    References

    Works cited in this report 1.         Hampton, K.N., L.F. Sessions, E.J. Her, and L. Rainie, Social Isolation and New Technology. 2009, Pew Internet & American Life Project: Washington. Available from: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2009/18–Social-Isolation-and-New-Technology.aspx. 2.         The Nielson Company, What Americans Do Online. 2010: New York. Available from: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/what-americans-do-online-social-media-and-games-dominate-activity/. 3.         McCarty, C., P.D. Killworth, H.R. Bernard, E.C. Johnsen, and […]

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    Ask the Expert

    Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.

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    The role of newspapers

    The survey indicated that newspapers play a far more complex role in the civic life of communities than many Americans believe. Perceptions of the importance of local newspapers On the surface, most people do not feel that their local newspaper is a key source that they rely on for local information.  For instance, when asked, […]

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    A Tech Mogul’s Biography Galvanizes Social Media

    Bloggers and tweeters agreed last week that Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ upcoming biography was big news while another high-tech executive generated major attention on blogs for walking out on an interview. A touching reunion between a woman and her dog was among the top YouTube videos.

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    Confidence in Democracy and Capitalism Wanes in Former Soviet Union

    Overview Two decades after the Soviet Union’s collapse, Russians, Ukrainians, and Lithuanians are unhappy with the direction of their countries and disillusioned with the state of their politics. Enthusiasm for democracy and capitalism has waned considerably over the past 20 years, and most believe the changes that have taken place since 1991 have had a […]

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    The Networked Librarian (Video & Slides)

    Lee Rainie discusses how libraries can be actors in building and participating in social networks through their use of social media and through delivering their time-tested — and trusted — services to their patrons.

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    Part 7: The role of other sources of local information

    Overview In addition to the three biggest media platforms—newspapers, television and the internet—the local news and information ecosystem involves a complex mix of other sources as well. And for several local topics, citizen-based systems such as word of mouth (which does not include online social networking), print newsletters and bulletins, and the local government itself […]