Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Americans embrace politics online
1/18/2007 | 
Coverage
BBC News, Technology
'"The report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project also found that more people are contributing to political debate via their own blogs.
While it stops short of claiming the net has politicised Americans, the report sees a growing online influence on how people think about civic issues.
The prevalence of broadband in US homes is one reason for the growth.
Nearly half of US homes now have a broadband connection and the internet is playing an increasing role in daily lives.
"Broadband is now part of the rhythm of people's lives, including the civic rhythm," said report author Lee Rainie.
Some 15% of Americans said that the internet was the place they got most of their news during the mid-term election campaign, up from 7% for the last mid-term election.
"People see the internet as providing more information than other news channels. It offers a variety of perspectives," said Mr Rainie.
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