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reportMay 28, 2010

Lessons and Highlights from the Gov 2.0 Expo

The Gov 2.0 Expo was a smorgasbord of policy, technology, and citizen engagement. Aaron Smith and Susannah Fox share their notes.
presentationMay 20, 2010

Leveraging Social Media and the Mobile Internet in Health Messaging

A synthesis of the Pew Internet Project’s most recent research related to health and the participatory news consumer.
reportMay 5, 2010

The Power of Data and the Power of One

If someone is motivated enough to dig, interested enough to analyze, and knowledgeable enough about their chosen topic to see data with fresh eyes, they can start a revolution…
reportMar 30, 2010

2008, Hispanic and Foreign-Born Populations in the U.S. Statistical Portraits

A new demographic and economic profile of Latinos, based on 2008 census data, finds they are twice as likely as the overall U.S. population to lack health insurance coverage.
reportMar 18, 2010

Gloomy Americans Bash Congress, Are Divided on Obama

Overview As the day of reckoning for health care reform approaches, Americans have little to cheer about. Nearly everyone (92%) gives the national economy a negative rating. Closer to home, 85% say that jobs are hard to find in their community. A majority (54%) now says that someone in their household has been without a […]
reportMar 4, 2010

All Together Now: The Internet Does Not Replace Health Professionals

The kinds of health information sought and found online are different from what people can glean from most traditional sources.
presentationFeb 18, 2010

Media & Medicine in Modern America

Susannah Fox delivered a guest lecture for a history of medicine course regarding the role of the internet in health care over the last 15 years.
reportFeb 4, 2010

Millennials’ Lukewarm Support For Health Care Bills
reportFeb 4, 2010

Millennials’ Lukewarm Support For Health Care Bills

A third of Millennials lack health care insurance, and their support for health care reform exceeds that of older generations, but they have tuned out of the debate in Washington.
reportJan 28, 2010

Senate Legislative Process A Mystery To Many

Overview The public has consistently expressed strong interest in the health care debate, but relatively few Americans can correctly answer two key questions related to the Senate’s consideration of health care legislation. In the latest installment of the Pew Research Center’s News IQ Quiz, just 32% know that the Senate passed its version of the […]