More News Is Not Necessarily Good News
by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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V. Media Credibility Declines
Credibility ratings for the major broadcast and cable television outlets have fallen somewhat in recent years, due in large part to increased cynicism toward the media on the part of Republicans and conservatives. CNN no longer enjoys the top spot as the most credible TV news source; it is now in a statistical tie with […]
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The 2004 National Survey Of Latinos: Politics and Civic Participation
Candidates, political organizations and the news media are paying greater attention to Latino voters in 2004 than in any previous election year.
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Pushing the Envelope? The Political Activities of Religious Organizations in Campaign 2004
10:30am-Noon Washington, D.C. Speakers: Richard Land, President, Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Robert Tuttle, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Ronald Walters, Director, African American Leadership Institute; Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland Moderator: Luis Lugo, Director, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life LUIS LUGO: We […]
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One Quarter of Online Americans Have Heard of VoIP
New research from the Pew Internet Project and the New Millennium Research Project shows that 34 million Americans have heard of VoIP and 4 million have considered getting it at home.
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News Audiences Increasingly Politicized
Overview Despite tumultuous events abroad, the public’s news habits have been relatively stable over the past two years. Yet modest growth has continued in two important areas online news and cable news. Regarding the latter, the expanding audience for the Fox News Channel stands out. Since 2000, the number of Americans who regularly watch Fox […]
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IV. Attitudes Toward the News
Most Americans pay only a moderate amount of attention to what is traditionally referred to as hard news coverage of international affairs, politics and events in Washington, local government, and business and finance. A smaller group of news consumers less than a third of the public (31%) consistently focuses on these types of stories. At […]
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Pew Charitable Trusts Establishes New Non-Profit Research Organization to Help Better Inform Public and Policy Makers on Key Issues and Trends
New Pew Research Center to be ‘Fact Tank’ for Independent, Nonpartisan Research, Polling & News Philadelphia, PA — As part of its long-term commitment to informing the public with credible, timely research, The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today it is establishing a new nonprofit subsidiary to house all of the major information projects it supports—one […]
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Acknowledgements
We owe special thanks to Elena Larsen, former Research Fellow at the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Prior to taking a position at the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, Elena was intimately involved in survey design and analysis of the preliminary results. Her expertise was invaluable in shaping this project in its early stages. […]