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    Texting While Driving – The MSM’s Biggest Tech Storyline of the Year

    Within each of the larger topic areas, there were specific news events or storylines, as well. The largest of these, the No. 1 technology story from June 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, was the practice and danger of texting while driving. And the higher amount of coverage of the subject did not stem from […]

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    What do you mean by “continental U.S.”?

    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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    For Bloggers it’s the Two E’s — Election and Economy

    With the 2010 midterm season upon us, bloggers of various political stripes last week focused intently on politics and the state of the U.S. economy. On Twitter, technology topics again led the way. And the most popular YouTube video was a phony satirical story about a young pop idol.

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    Latinos Online 2010

    Technology use among foreign-born Latinos continues to lag significantly behind that of their U.S.-born counterparts.

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    Section 1: Watching, Reading and Listening to the News

    When asked if they had a chance to read a daily newspaper yesterday, just 31% of Americans say they read a newspaper, the lowest percentage in two decades of Pew Research Center polling. When online news consumers are later probed separately if they happened to read anything on a newspaper website, the total rises to […]

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    A Tax Compromise and a WikiLeaks Controversy Capture Social Media

    The agreement on tax cuts between President Obama and GOP leaders led to a complex online conversation which revealed deep tensions within one party. The WikiLeaks controversy, a hot topic for the second week in a row, drew a more unified response. And on YouTube, a tragic stunt on live German television drew worldwide attention.

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    Social Media Join the Anti-TSA Movement

    The outrage over new security measures at the nation’s airports ran rampant among bloggers, Tweeters, and YouTube viewers. Phrases like “security theater,” “money making scam” and even an animated reenactment of full body x-rays and pat-downs pervaded social media.

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    Public Knows Basic Facts about Politics, Economics, But Struggles with Specifics

    Americans see the big picture when it comes to the changing balance of power in Washington, but is not sure which party controls which house of Congress or who the next speaker will be. Many have a good idea about the growth of the federal deficit, but the public struggles with questions about specifics of the budget, TARP and inflation.

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    An Obama Quote Stokes the Blogosphere

    Conservative bloggers last week expressed outrage over a passage from Bob Woodward’s new book. Tweeters were galvanized by a security flaw on Twitter. And YouTube viewers were interested in some provocative statements a GOP Senate candidate made on television more than a decade ago.