Analysis of Internet use in times of crisis, debate, or other events that dominate the headlines.

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13 million Americans made donations online after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

11/24/2005 | Memo  | John Horrigan Stephen Morris

9% of online Americans made donations on the internet to relief efforts and 7 million set up their own hurricane relief efforts using the internet.
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Political documentaries in 2004

1/24/2005 | Memo  | Michael Cornfield

"Fahrenheit 9-11" had broad political reach: 31% of adult Americans saw a political documentary last year
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The Internet and Democratic Debate

10/27/2004 | Report  | John Horrigan Kelly Garrett Paul Resnick

As wired Americans increasingly go online for political news and commentary, we find that the internet is contributing to a wider awareness of political views during this year’s campaign season.
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Internet as Unique News Source

7/8/2004 | Report  | Deborah Fallows Lee Rainie

Millions go online for news and images not covered in the mainstream press. But many are repulsed by what they see.
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The Internet and the Iraq war

4/1/2003 | Report  | Lee Rainie Susannah Fox Deborah Fallows

In the early days of the war with Iraq, 77% of online Americans used the Internet in some connection with the war. They went online to get information about the war, to learn and share differing opinions about the conflict, to send and receive emails about events, to express their views and to offer prayers.
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One year later: September 11 and the Internet

9/5/2002 | Report  | Lee Rainie Susannah Fox Mary Madden

This report contains the first scholarly studies built around analysis of hundreds of Web sites that have been cached in the September 11 Web Archives, and makes clear that no event in the Web era has so dominated so many Web sites in such a short, intense period of time.
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The dot-com meltdown and the Web

11/14/2001 | Report  | Lee Rainie Tom Spooner Bente Kalsnes Sharon Nof

Some Americans’ Internet experiences are beginning to be affected by the dot-com meltdown, but the vast majority of them are making quick adjustments to get the Web content and services they like without paying extra money
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The Commons of the Tragedy: How the Internet was used by millions after the terror attacks

10/10/2001 | Report  | Lee Rainie Bente Kalsnes

The most significant development online after the attack has been the outpouring of grief, prayerful communication, information dissemination through email, and political commentary
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How Americans Used the Internet After the Terror Attack

9/15/2001 | Report  | Lee Rainie

The Internet was not a primary resource for news or outreach for most Americans after the terror attacks, but it was a helpful supplement to TV and the telephone and many found it useful for expressing their sorrow and anger at the assault.
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Risky Business: Americans see greed, cluelessness behind dot-coms' comeuppance

3/16/2001 | Report  | John Horrigan

Most Americans attribute dot-com difficulties to overeager investors looking for quick payoffs and to the poor business plans of dot-com entrepreneurs.
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