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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 least...
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Commentary
Dec 5, 2008Aaron Smith
After a presidential race in which the internet played a huge role in empowering ordinary citizens to participate in the political process, change.gov offers a fascinating look into how the new administration is attempting to replicate this dynamic i...
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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 have...
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Commentary
Sep 26, 2008Aaron Smith
Online activists and concerned citizens are using the internet to learn about the financial crisis, share their views on the proposed bailout, and organize their friends.
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Media Mention
The Economist
Aug 14, 2008
"ON JULY 30th John McCain’s campaign released an anti-Barack Obama advertisement on the McCain YouTube channel. The ad compared Mr Obama’s celebrity to that of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. By August 13th it had been viewed 2m times, TV and newspa...
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Data Set
Aug 1, 2008
This survey examines the state of civic and political involvement in America, and the ways in which technology plays a role in civic engagement. It was used in our report "The Internet and Civic Engagement".
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Commentary
Jun 19, 2008Susannah Fox
Our latest politics report finds that 46% of Americans have used the internet, email or cell phone text messaging to get news about the campaigns.
Lee Rainie appeared on the NewsHour to discuss the findings.
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Media Mention
Jennifer Parker, ABC News
Jun 15, 2008
A record-breaking 46 percent of Americans have used the Internet to get political news and share their thoughts about the campaign this year, according to a survey released today by the Pew Research Center.
And while Sen. John McCain may have been...
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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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