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reportAug 16, 2012

Imran Khan Must be Doing Something Right
reportAug 16, 2012

Further Decline in Credibility Ratings for Most News Organizations

Overview For the second time in a decade, the believability ratings for major news organizations have suffered broad-based declines. In the new survey, positive believability ratings have fallen significantly for nine of 13 news organizations tested. This follows a similar downturn in positive believability ratings that occurred between 2002 and 2004. The falloff in credibility […]
reportAug 15, 2012

How the Presidential Candidates Use the Web and Social Media

On the eve of the conventions, Barack Obama holds a distinct advantage over Mitt Romney in the way his campaign is using digital technology to communicate directly with voters. The Obama campaign is posting almost four times as much content and is active on nearly twice as many platforms, according to a new study analyzing the content and volume of candidate communications on their websites and social media channels.
featureAug 15, 2012

Ramadan Observances Set to End

A new Pew Forum survey of Muslims in 39 countries and territories around the world finds that fasting during Ramadan is widely observed, with a median of 93% of Muslims saying they abstain from food and drink during the day.
presentationAug 15, 2012

The State of Mobile Connectivity

Lee Rainie will present the latest Project findings about how many people have mobile devices and how they use these devices
reportAug 14, 2012

Up to 1.7 Million Unauthorized Immigrant Youth May Benefit from New Deportation Rules

Up to 1.7 million unauthorized immigrants ages 30 and under who arrived in the U.S. as children are eligible for a new Obama administration program that would shield them from deportation and enable them to apply for temporary but renewable work permits, according to updated estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center.
short readsAug 14, 2012

Users of Social Networking Sites Find Surprises about Friends’ Politics

Nearly four-in-ten (38%) of social networking site users have discovered through their friends’ postings that their political beliefs were different than they thought
short readsAug 14, 2012

Deepening Divide Between Republicans and Democrats Over Business Regulation

There is a 35 point gap between Republicans who believe that government regulation of business usually does more harm than good and the number of Democrats who share that view.
short readsAug 14, 2012

American Popular Culture Gets High Marks Abroad

Two-thirds of publics across 16 countries surveyed say they like American music, movies and television, an increase of six percentage points since 2007.
short readsAug 14, 2012

Houston Tops the List of Major Metro Areas in Economic Segregation by Income

Among the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, Houston has the highest score – 61 out of 200 — on an index used to measure residential segregation by income.

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Imran Khan Must be Doing Something Right

Further Decline in Credibility Ratings for Most News Organizations

Ramadan Observances Set to End

The State of Mobile Connectivity

Up to 1.7 Million Unauthorized Immigrant Youth May Benefit from New Deportation Rules

Users of Social Networking Sites Find Surprises about Friends’ Politics

Deepening Divide Between Republicans and Democrats Over Business Regulation

American Popular Culture Gets High Marks Abroad

Houston Tops the List of Major Metro Areas in Economic Segregation by Income