Drew DeSilver

Senior Writer/Editor

Publications
short reads | Feb 7, 2014

Who smokes in America?

CVS' decision to stop selling tobacco products comes as smoking continues to decline and smokers are consuming fewer cigarettes.

short reads | Feb 4, 2014

Facebook is a news source for many, but only incidentally

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.

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