New Media, Old Media

New Media, Old Media

The Pew Center for Excellence in Journalism has studied the differences between the stories reported on by traditional media sources and by...

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Global Recovery Progressing, but Unevenly

Global Recovery Progressing, but Unevenly

The Washington Post reports on the American angle of a broader project from the Brookings Institution and the Financial Times to track th...

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Education, Income and Relationships

Education, Income and Relationships

CNN reports on a Pew study showing that married women between 20 and 44 are increasingly out-earning their husbands. 22% of all married wom...

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CNN.com posted misleading graph showing poll results on Schiavo case

Media Matters reports that, presenting the results of a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, CNN.com used a visually distorted graph that falsely con...

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An analysis of the first three weeks of participation in the 2010 Census

An analysis of the first three weeks of participation in the 2010 Census

The Center for Urban Research (CUR) at the CUNY Graduate Center has analyzed the latest participation rates from the 2010 decennial census i...

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Haitians Express High Resolve, Community-Mindedness

Haitians Express High Resolve, Community-Mindedness

Steve Crabtree and Johanna Godoy at the Gallup Poll report that despite the oft-reported challenges facing Haiti's recovery process, Gal...

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Younger Voters Less Enthusiastic About Voting This Year

Younger Voters Less Enthusiastic About Voting This Year

Frank Newport at the Gallup Poll reports that younger voters remain less enthusiastic about voting in this year's midterm elections than...

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Republican Advantage in 2010 Voting Enthusiasm Shrinks

Republican Advantage in 2010 Voting Enthusiasm Shrinks

Jeffrey M. Jones at the Gallup Poll reports that Republican registered voters' enthusiasm about voting in this year's midterm electi...

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Majority in U.S. Favors Healthcare Reform This Year Controlling costs a higher priority than expanding coverage

Majority in U.S. Favors Healthcare Reform This Year Controlling costs a higher priority than expanding coverage

Jeffrey M. Jones at the Gallup Poll reports that U.S. House leaders unveil a plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system, a USA Today/Gallup p...

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Half of New Latino Immigrants to U.S. Send Money Abroad U.S.-born Latinos are much less likely to send remittances

Half of New Latino Immigrants to U.S. Send Money Abroad U.S.-born Latinos are much less likely to send remittances

Gerver Torres, Brett Pelham, and Steve Crabtree at Gallup Poll report that about half (48% to 49%) of Latino immigrants who have come to the...

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More Americans Favor Than Oppose Arizona Immigration Law

More Americans Favor Than Oppose Arizona Immigration Law

Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup Poll reports that more than three-quarters of Americans have heard about the state of Arizona's new immigrati...

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Americans Value Both Aspects of Immigration Reform Strengthening the border and dealing with illegals already here both have appeal

Americans Value Both Aspects of Immigration Reform Strengthening the border and dealing with illegals already here both have appeal

Lydia Saad at the Gallup Poll reports that as President Obama and Congress consider whether and how to go forward with comprehensive immigra...

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The Emotional Cost of Underemployment Majority of underemployed Americans are "struggling"

The Emotional Cost of Underemployment Majority of underemployed Americans are "struggling"

Jenny Marlar at the Gallup Poll reports that Underemployed Americans are significantly more likely to be "struggling" (54%) than e...

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Underemployment Falls to 18.9% in April Unemployment falls to 9.7%

Underemployment Falls to 18.9% in April Unemployment falls to 9.7%

Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist, at the Gallup Poll reports that more than 2 million Americans became fully employed in April, as Gallup'...

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Despite Less Time and Rest, Working Moms Managing Well

Despite Less Time and Rest, Working Moms Managing Well

Lydia Saad at the Gallup Poll reports that among U.S. workers aged 18 to 60, women with children younger than 18 at home are more likely tha...

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Focus on Education May Reduce Underemployment Right now, better-educated Americans are more likely to get full-time work

Focus on Education May Reduce Underemployment Right now, better-educated Americans are more likely to get full-time work

Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist at the Gallup Polls reports that, although U.S. underemployment hit 20.4% on March 23 and 24 -- up from 20.0%...

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U.S. Wellbeing Ties Highest Level Recorded At 67.0

U.S. Wellbeing Ties Highest Level Recorded At 67.0

Elizabeth Mendes from Gallup Poll reports that Americans' wellbeing score climbed to 67.0 in April, the highest level so far in 2010 and...

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Many See Drug Trafficking Widespread, Rising in Latin America

Many See Drug Trafficking Widespread, Rising in Latin America

Julie Ray and Steve Crabtree from the Gallup Poll report that recent Gallup surveys suggest illicit drug trafficking is common in communitie...

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More Than 1 Billion Worldwide Critical of Air Quality

More Than 1 Billion Worldwide Critical of Air Quality

As the world marked Earth Day's 40th anniversary, Gallup Poll reports that recent surveys in 153 countries highlight a major environmen...

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"Jobs" Drops to No. 2 on Americans' List of Top Problems Economy ranks No. 1

"Jobs" Drops to No. 2 on Americans' List of Top Problems Economy ranks No. 1

Lydia Saad from the Gallup Poll reports that after two months as the clear No. 1 perceived problem facing the country, unemployment/jobs dip...

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Bright Flight: Affluent Leaving Suburbs, Moving to Cities

Bright Flight: Affluent Leaving Suburbs, Moving to Cities

The Wall Street Journal reports on a Brookings Institution study on the State of Metropolitan America. Reversing decades of history and ...

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New Demography of American Motherhood

New Demography of American Motherhood

The Pew Research Center released a report that examines the changes in demographic characteristics of women who gave birth in 1990 versus w...

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