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Mar 1, 2011Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell
People who believe their local government does a good job sharing information are more likely than others to feel satisfied with civic life.
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The impact of the internet on users' social relations has been a topic of considerable debate during the life of the Project. We have explored this vital topic in a number of ways.
Amy Gahran, Knight Digital Media Center
Apr 17, 2012
The vast majority of U.S. adults are really into local news, Pew research shows. How might ethnic and community media outlets capitalize on this as more media goes digital and mobile?... Over a year ago, the Pew Internet and American Life Projec...
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Apr 12, 2012Carolyn Miller, Kristen Purcell, Tom Rosenstiel
These local news enthusiasts follow a diverse set of topics but rely heavily on local newspapers to keep them informed
Mar 30, 2012Kristen Purcell
Kristen Purcell will be discussing Pew Internet's groundbreaking data on local news information ecosystems
Feb 21, 2012Kristen Purcell
Kristen Purcell will be presenting Pew Internet data on local news information ecosystems.
Keith Hampton, New York Times
Feb 12, 2012
Social media has made every relationship persistent and pervasive. We no longer lose social ties over our lives; we have Facebook friends forever. The constant feed of status updates and digital photos from our online social circles is the modern fro...
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Samantha Murphy, Mashable
Dec 27, 2011
There may be preconceptions that faithful Americans skew older in age and are traditionally set in their ways, but according to a new study, religious Americans embrace technology just as much as those who are less religious. A new report from the...
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Athima Chansanchai, msnbc.com
Dec 24, 2011
A recent survey from Pew Research shows that spiritually active Americans are just as likely as others to incorporate technology into their daily lives. "Some analysts have been concerned that those who have active spiritual lives might not be as ...
Dec 23, 2011Jim Jansen
Those who are active in church, religious, or spiritual organizations are often more deeply involved in their communities than those who are not members of such groups.
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Dan Merica, CNN
Dec 23, 2011
People who are religiously active live more involved and connected lives, according to a Pew Research study released on Friday. The study, titled “The civic and community engagement of religious active Americans,” painted a broad picture of religi...
Gloria Goodale, The Christian Science Monitor
Religious activism is good for civic life in America, according to a new study out from the Pew Research Center Project on the Internet and American Life released on Friday. The report finds that some 40 percent of Americans engage in some form of...
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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.