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Presentation
Oct 15, 2009Aaron Smith
Aaron Smith discusses the role the Internet plays in opening civic and political debate to historically underrepresented groups.
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Presentation
Jun 10, 2009Lee Rainie
This speech looks at how government leaders and others can apply the Pew Internet tech-user typology to promoting their missions.
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Report
Apr 15, 2009Aaron Smith
A majority of American adults went online in 2008 to keep informed about political developments and to get involved with the election.
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Report
Dec 30, 2008Aaron Smith
Voters expect that the level of public engagement they experienced with Barack Obama during the campaign, much of it occurring online, will continue into the early period of his new administration.
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Infographic
Dec 30, 2008
Fully 46% of all Obama voters expect to hear directly from Barack Obama or other officials affiliated with the new administration at least occasionally over the next year, and 15% of Obama voters expect to hear from the new administration on at le...
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Report
Dec 4, 2008John Horrigan
There is no shortage of suggestions to the incoming Obama administration about what to do about communications policy in the United States. The body of research from the Pew Internet Project, dating to 2000, indicates that online Americans might h...
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More in: Politics, Government, Broadband
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Presentation
Nov 2, 2008Amanda Lenhart
In this presentation, Amanda discusses the Teens, Video Games and Civics report in-depth. She covers the basic demographics of teen gamers and the game-playing habits of American youth, as well as the social nature of game play and the relationshi...
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Report
Sep 16, 2008Amanda Lenhart, Joseph Kahne, Ellen Middaugh, Alexandra Macgill, Chris Evans, Jessica Vitak
Nearly all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and teens' gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement.
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Report
Jun 15, 2008Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith
A record-breaking 46% of Americans have already used the internet for politics this election season and Barack Obama's backers have an edge.
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Report
Jan 11, 2008Andrew Kohut
The internet is living up to its potential as a major source for news about the presidential campaign. Nearly a quarter of Americans (24%) say they regularly learn something about the campaign from the internet, almost the double the percentage fr...
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