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Study: Romney Gets More Positive Press Coverage Than Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 04.23.2012

NEW YORK -- During the past several months of the Republican primary campaign, presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney received a mix of positive and nega...

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These Gen Yers Are Bucking The Trend

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.19.2012

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Moving back home with mom and dad is...cool? According to a recent Pew Research Center report on the "boomerang generation" three in 10 young adult...

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Will Technology Make People 'Intellectual Lightweights'?

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2012

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is a good chance young people growing up in today's always-wired world will eventually become bright, nimble decision mak...

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Don't Underestimate Santorum

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.23.2012

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While Democrats will decry Santorum's views on social issues, and the Republican base will rally behind him, most truly independent voters may largely ignore his extreme conservatism on social issues, simply because they don't really care about the wedge issues.

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Viewers Turn To Cable News For 2012 Campaign Coverage

Posted 02.07.2012

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More people are turning to cable news for information about the 2012 presidential campaign than other forms of media, according to Pew Research Center...

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Twitter, Facebook Are Least Used Sources Of Political News

AP | JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 04.08.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In this campaign season, the social networks have nothing on the news networks. A new survey from the Pew Research ...

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Study: Many Of Us Go Online For No Reason

AP | By BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 12.05.2011

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NEW YORK -- For anyone who needed official word, a new study confirms that many of us – and the majority of young adults – go online for n...

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Pew Study: Kids Are Mostly Kind to Others Online

Larry Magid | Posted 01.09.2012

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A just released study found that "69% of social media-using teens think that peers are mostly kind to each other on social network sites."

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Christie's Latest 2012 Denial Sparks Media Frenzy

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.04.2011

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NEW YORK -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told political reporters huddled in Trenton's statehouse -- and watching live Tuesday on cable news -- ...

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Half Of U.S. Adults Now Use Social Networks

AP | Posted 10.26.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Half of all American adults are now on social networks, slightly more than a year ago, and use among Baby Boomers is growing, ac...

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Is College Worth The Cost Of Admission?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 07.17.2011

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NEW YORK -- Erik Peterson started questioning the worth of college right about the time he graduated. Faced with a lack of better options, Peterson...

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Why, Finances Aside, Our Children Will Be Better Off Than We Are

Peter Block | Posted 11.17.2011

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Our children will be better off than we are, but not because they will make more money.

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Internet Surpasses TV As Main News Source For Young Adults

mashable.com | About 14 Hours Ago Meghan Peters 37 | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18 to 29, a study from the Pew Research Center reports. ...

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Study Hints At What Web Users Will Pay For

AP | BY ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Web may seem like the land of something for nothing. Free video. Free news. Even free tools such as word processing and spreadshe...

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STUDY: Millennial Generation's Web Dominance On The Decline

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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The online generation gap between Millennials and older Americans is swiftly closing, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center, called "...

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Pew Study: Wealthier Americans Use Internet More

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wealthier households are more likely to use the Internet, according to a new Pew study. The "digital divide" is still real, even though broadband Int...

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Let's Hear It For the Atheists

Saul Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have been comforted in coming out as an atheist by the Pew survey of religious knowledge in the U.S. Turns out that atheists or agnostics scored highest on a test consisting of questions about various religions.

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Pew: Polls That Exclude Cell-Phone-Only Homes Have Growing GOP Bias

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Does it matter that many polls -- including the vast majority that we are currently watching at the state and congressional district level -- do not c...

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Study Finds Apple Dominates Tech News

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A new study finds that Apple is beating all other technology companies, at least in terms of media coverage. According to a study re...

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A Fresh Start

Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.17.2011

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In 2008, The Pew Center on the States found that more than 1 in 100 adults in the United States were incarcerated. Of those adults, more than half wil...

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57% Of Americans Have Googled Themselves: Pew Study

searchengineland.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Pew Research Center has released a deep study today that paints an interesting picture of how U.S. adults use the Internet -- search engines, in p...

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News Executives Pessimistic Over Future: Poll

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Although news executives know their industry is in trouble, most are unwilling to turn to the government or interest groups for help....

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SB 1070 Hits Schools: The Disappearing Children of Arizona

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Local public schools anticipate steep drops in enrollment that may be tied to swelling fears about the new anti-immigrant law.

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O'Reilly Media's Laurel Ruma on Open Government

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many of us have heard about open government -- this is where government from all levels make their services available online. In addition to making...

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Religion Study: Most Young Adults Shun Religious Denominations, But Believe In Afterlife

LA Times | Mitchell Landsberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Is faith losing its grip on the young? That would be one way to read a new report by the respected Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which fou...

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