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    The state of privacy in post-Snowden America

    After the June 2013 leaks by Edward Snowden about NSA surveillance of Americans’ communications, Pew Research Center began an in-depth exploration of people’s views and behaviors related to privacy. Here’s what we learned.

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    Social Media Usage: 2005-2015

    Nearly two-thirds of American adults (65%) use social networking sites, up from 7% when Pew Research Center began tracking social media usage in 2005.

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    Methodology

    This report examined the use of sources and social media in online news coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. The study focused on coverage from 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Sept. 22, 2015, (the day the pope arrived in the United States), until 9 a.m. on Sept. 26, 2015 (the day […]

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    State of the News Media 2016

    The past year brought pressures to America’s newspaper newsrooms not seen since the Great Recession. From broadcast to print to digital and more, this year’s annual report takes stock of the state of the news media.

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    3. The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter emerges: Social activism on Twitter

    In recent years, social media have become a common way for political groups and social movements to organize. On Twitter’s 10-year anniversary, the site published a list of the most used hashtags related to social causes. Two of the top three were directly related to issues of race. According to Twitter, #Ferguson was the most […]

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    Key takeaways on mobile apps and privacy

    Six-in-ten app downloaders have chosen not to install an app when they discovered how much personal information the app required in order to use it.

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