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    Assessing the Imus Mess

    Even before Don Imus got the word that MSNBC and CBS had dropped him, a quick survey of the media coverage in the week since the veteran talk host uttered his infamous April 4 racial and gender insult suggests he will face a tough battle to re-establish his reputation and viability.

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    Love That Dog!

    That’s the percentage of of dog owners who say they consider their pet to be a member of their family, according to a Pew Research Center survey. And most cat owners (78%) feel the same way.

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    Internet ferment in China

    In China, how three big issues — digital divides, internet cafes, and online games — are spilling into each other.

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    Today’s Journalists Less Prominent

    Summary of Findings The increasingly fragmented media landscape has diminished the prominence of the nation’s top journalists. Two decades ago, the vast majority of Americans had a “favorite” journalist or news person, and the top picks were representatives of the big three broadcast television networks. Today, only a slim majority can name the journalist they […]

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    Young Adults Love Video Games

    That’s the portion of Gen Nexters — Americans ages 18-25 — who say they play games that can be hooked up to a television such as PlayStation, Xbox or GameCube. Roughly one-third of the preceding generation of Gen Xers (35%) play these types of games.

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    Communities, Learning, and the Internet

    A discussion of Pew Internet Project findings about how the internet has changed communities and the general learning environment of users.

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    Where’s technorati?

    How a reported 30,000 internet police affect online and offline life in China