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Media Mention
Nicole Allan, The Atlantic
Sep 1, 2009
In 2004, Joe Trippi, Howard Dean’s techie campaign manager, declared that “the Internet is the most democratizing innovation we’ve ever seen—more so even than the printing press.” Five years later, after ...
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Media Mention
Aliya Sternstein, NextGov.com
Sep 1, 2009
Wealthy and well-educated Americans dominate online civic activities, just as they have long dominated traditional civic involvement, according to a study released on Tuesday by Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. [...]
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Report
Sep 1, 2009Aaron Smith, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, Henry Brady
Just as in offline politics, the well-off and well-educated are especially likely to participate in online activities that mirror offline forms of engagement. But there are hints that social media may alter this pattern.
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Presentation
Jun 10, 2009Lee Rainie
This speech looks at how government leaders and others can apply the Pew Internet tech-user typology to promoting their missions.
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Media Mention
Daily Kos
Apr 19, 2009
As is their M.O., Pew this week has posted a wealth of data about internet users during the 2008 political campaign. To follow up on this ...
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Media Mention
C-SPAN
Apr 18, 2009
Mr. Smith discusses a new report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project looking at the use of the Internet in the 2008 campaigns. The report found that nearly three-quarters of Internet users went online to participate in or get news about the...
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Report
Apr 15, 2009Aaron Smith
A majority of American adults went online in 2008 to keep informed about political developments and to get involved with the election.
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Media Mention
James Oliphant and Frank James, Chicago Tribune
Mar 27, 2009
Bringing a high-tech twist to the familiar forum of the town hall meeting, President Barack Obama on Thursday hosted a "virtual" town hall in the East Room of the White House, answering questions from attendees and from participants online...
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Commentary
Jan 21, 2009Mary Madden
Yesterday's inauguration was the first to be fully digitized, annotated and archived online.
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Commentary
Jan 5, 2009Aaron Smith
Ars Technica has a great write-up of our recent Voter Engagement report.
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