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Mothers who are not working for pay spend more time, on average, on child care and housework than do working mothers, but they also have more time for leisure and sleep, according to a new Pew Research analysis of pooled data from the 2003-2012 American Time Use Survey. Stay-at-home mothers spend an average of 18 […]
South Korea-born speed skater Viktor Ahn is not alone.
News has a place in social media – but on some sites more than others
We asked Americans how likely they thought five things were to happen by 2064. Here’s what they said, and what science says.
It has long been clear in the research community that people’s willingness to discuss political issues depends on their access to news and on the social climate for discussion. This study explores people’s willingness to share their opinions on and offline about an important political issue. The report is built on Pew Research Center survey […]
Unlike Twitter, which has developed into a go-to source for breaking news, only 28% of Facebook news consumers have ever used the service to track an unfolding news story. And even among that sub-subgroup, fewer than half (41%) said Facebook was among the first places they’d turn to keep up with a breaking news event.
In recent years, a number of legacy journalists—some victims of layoffs or facing the prospect of job loss—have moved to the digital news realm, often at small or medium sized startups.
The continued pressures on audience and advertising revenue have led some news producers to begin to experiment with other forms of earned revenue, some of which are tied directly to the news product and some of which are not. These include events, digital marketing services, e-commerce, content licensing and even commercial printing and delivery. For […]
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