Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Summary of Findings In a week when the media focused heavily on Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address and the state of the economy, Americans continued to track news about the earthquake in Haiti more closely than any other major news story. Four-in-ten say they followed news about the aftermath of the earthquake […]
Blogging among teens and young adults drops to half what it was in 2006. Wireless connectivity is high among those under 30 and social network use continues to rise, but certain features of the social sites are less popular with teens.
93% of teens ages 12-17 go online, as do 93% of young adults ages 18-29. One quarter (74%) of all adults ages 18 and older go online.
Fully seven-in-ten Americans have a favorable opinion of First Lady Michelle Obama.
A PEJ study found eight out of 10 stories studied simply repeated or repackaged previously published information.
In a study of local media, more than six-in-ten stories come from government officials.
Three-quarters of adults use the internet.
Just over half of adults connect to the internet wirelessly at least on occasion.