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All rights reserved. info@pewresearch.org info@pewresearch.org Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:30:00 EST Sun, 27 May 2012 16:06:22 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewresearch.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewresearch.org/ http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2270/polling-survey-research-cell-phone-only-households-random-samples-aapor Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research for the Pew Research Center and president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, explores the threats and opportunities in the field of survey research, and discusses steps that can be taken to help keep survey research relevant for democracy. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2270/polling-survey-research-cell-phone-only-households-random-samples-aapor Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2267/facebook-ipo-twitter-blogs-market-value-hype The Facebook IPO was a hot topic on blogs, Twitter and Facebook last week with doubts about the stock’s value exceeding bullishness on the investment. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2267/facebook-ipo-twitter-blogs-market-value-hype Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2249/mitt-romney-rick-santorum-newt-gingrich-ron-paul-media-coverage-republican-presidential-nomination-primary-campaign-horse-race Mitt Romney needed 15 weeks once the primary contests began to gain a secure hold over his party’s nomination for president. But he emerged as the conclusive winner in the media narrative about the race six weeks earlier following a narrow win in his native state, Michigan. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2249/mitt-romney-rick-santorum-newt-gingrich-ron-paul-media-coverage-republican-presidential-nomination-primary-campaign-horse-race Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2238/local-news-enthusiasts-newspaper-television-internet-communities Most adults follow local news closely, and local newspapers are by far the source they rely on for much of the local information they need. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2238/local-news-enthusiasts-newspaper-television-internet-communities Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2234/trayvon-martin-race-police-news-coverage-discrimination The Trayvon Martin case has highlighted issues relating to the treatment of blacks by local police departments, the state of race relations in the U.S. and press coverage of African Americans. Pew Research Center surveys in recent years have covered the opinions of African Americans on these and other issues. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2234/trayvon-martin-race-police-news-coverage-discrimination Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2232/rick-santorum-mitt-romney-etch-a-sketch-louisiana-presidential-primary-illinois-republication-presidential-campaign-nomination Another Southern primary win helped lift Rick Santorum to his best week of coverage since mid-February while the high-profile "Etch a Sketch" gaffe by an aide had an impact on Mitt Romney's narrative. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2232/rick-santorum-mitt-romney-etch-a-sketch-louisiana-presidential-primary-illinois-republication-presidential-campaign-nomination Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2222/news-media-network-television-cable-audioo-radio-digital-platforms-local-mobile-devices-tablets-smartphones-native-american-community-newspapers Mobile devices are adding to people’s consumption of news, strengthening the lure of traditional news brands and providing a boost to long-form journalism, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism's ninth annual report on the health of American journalism. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2222/news-media-network-television-cable-audioo-radio-digital-platforms-local-mobile-devices-tablets-smartphones-native-american-community-newspapers Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2210/newspapers-digital-advertising-revenue-targeted-advertising The search for a new revenue model to revive the newspaper industry is making only halting progress, but some individual newspapers are faring much better than the industry overall and may provide signs of a path forward. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2210/newspapers-digital-advertising-revenue-targeted-advertising Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2207/mitt-romney-rick-santorum-news-coverage The frontrunners’ fortunes in the media changed significantly last week as Mitt Romney rebounded from very negative coverage the previous week and Rick Santorum saw his narrative turn decidedly less positive. Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich continues to suffer from both unflattering coverage and little of it. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2207/mitt-romney-rick-santorum-news-coverage Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2200/religion-media-religious-coverage-2012-presidential-campaign-mormonism-mormon-islam-peter-king The biggest religion stories of 2011 involved tensions over Islam and questions about faith in presidential politics, especially Mormonism, according to a study of news coverage by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. Publications http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2200/religion-media-religious-coverage-2012-presidential-campaign-mormonism-mormon-islam-peter-king Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST