Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Many use the Internet to connect with online communities that embrace their hobbies, their professions, their passions, and their beliefs 28 million go online with church groups, sports leagues, and social organizations in their home towns WASHINGTON-The Internet allows tens of millions of Americans to participate in a thriving social world where they enjoy serious […]
Introduction Different types of online groups attract different types of Internet users and elicit different kinds of participation from members. People involved in medical support groups are different from people in hobbyist online communities. Those drawn to groups involved with civic engagement are different from those who belong to professional and trade groups. And the […]
The change in the news agenda is even more dramatic if one looks at what has become an increasingly important segment of network television, morning news. In June of 2001, network morning news programs had become, in significant part, a way of selling things, often lifestyle products, books, movies, TV shows, cookbooks, products for the […]
Within this culture of using the morning shows to sell, there are distinct differences between the different programs. Good Morning America Even though it tended more toward hard news, especially after September 11, and has benefited most from ratings gains, ABC’s Good Morning America still devotes a similar amount of time as its competitors to […]
By Andrew Tyndall One might think local and network news together would provide viewers with a full plate, a well-rounded hour of local, national and international news plus sports, weather and traffic. As comprehensive as this hour of news is designed to be, the latest study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals that […]
Net Joiners: The people who find groups on the Internet, then become members In addition to fostering chatter, the Net is drawing people to groups they had not previously encountered. In part of our survey we asked respondents about the online group they most frequently contacted via the Internet. We enquired whether they belonged to […]
By Marion Just and Rosalind Levine, with Kathleen Regan How much is your local TV news influenced by the people who buy ads? In a survey of 118 news directors around the country, more than half, 53 percent, reported that advertisers pressure them to kill negative stories or run positive ones. And many of these […]
By Lee Ann Brady and Atiba Pertilla When you look at the numbers, it is difficult to conclude that local television news gives citizens the information they need to make informed decisions about their communities. Consider this statistic: one has to add up all the educators, school board members, city council members, mayors, state agency […]
A portrait of the online Asian-American population Asian-Americans who speak English are the most wired racial or ethnic group in America.[1. The survey was conducted in English. Therefore, the term “Asian-American” in this report refers to self-identifying Asian-Americans who speak English.] They are also the Internet’s heaviest and most experienced users, compared to other groups. […]