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Most American workers say email helps them do their jobs and few feel overwhelmed by the volume of email they handle WASHINGTON — Contrary to the popular perception that American workers are buried in email, a new survey finds that the vast majority of jobholders say their experience with email is very manageable, and they’re […]
9:00 am-5:00 pm Chapel Hill, NC Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to provide the transcript from the Q&A of these panels. Session 1: History of the Blaine Amendments Session 2: Blaine Amendments and the First Amendment Session 3: Blaine Amendments: Current Litigation and Legislation Session One JASON KAY: My name is Jason […]
In a year when the nation was changed by the war on terrorism, a recession and financial scandals, the Project for Excellence in Journalism's fifth annual study found that local television news remained largely unchanged. The study was published in the November/December 2002 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review.
The people, places, and technologies that signal the future of email The responses to this survey of email in the workplace have given us a pretty good understanding of the role of email in mainstream work situations – that workers use email moderately and responsibly, that email works better for straightforward communications than delicate ones, […]
Introduction The use of email has become almost mandatory in most U.S. workplaces. The number of U.S. workers with Internet access at their workplaces has grown from under 30 million in March 2000 (the first month the Pew Internet & American Life Project began to monitor Americans’ Internet use) to over 57 million in October […]
73% of online college students use the Internet for research more than the library Nearly half email ideas to professors that they wouldn’t dare say in class CHICAGO (September 15, 2002) – The generation that grew up with the personal computer now is heavily wired on campus and relies on the Internet in every dimension […]
10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. Presenters: Fr. Bryan Hehir, President, Catholic Charities, USA; Distinguished Professor of Ethics and International Affairs, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Michael Walzer, Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J.; Author, Just and Unjust Wars and Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pluralism and Equality Respondents: Charles Krauthammer, Columnist, Washington […]
78% of middle and high school students use the Internet But the most Internet-savvy among them complain that their teachers don’t use the Internet in class or create assignments that exploit great Web material Washington (August 14, 2002) – Millions of teenagers increasingly use the Internet for their schoolwork, but they say that educators often […]
A Boost for the Watchdog Role Though the public has much lower regard for the media’s values, most Americans continue to favor the watchdog role performed by news organizations. If anything, there is greater support now than in November, when the media’s overall image was much more favorable. Six-in-ten Americans (59%) say press criticism keeps […]