Pew Research Center
Experts Optimistic About the Next 50 Years of Digital Life
1969 was the year that saw the first host-to-host communication of ARPANET, the early packet-switching network that was the precursor to today’s multibillion-host internet. Heading into the network's 50th anniversary, Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center asked 530 of technology experts how individuals’ lives might be affected by the evolution of the internet over the next 50 years. Some 72% of these respondents say there would be change for the better, 25% say there would be change for the worse, and 3% believe there would be no significant change.
One-in-five US newsroom employees live in New York, Los Angeles or DC (Pew Research Center)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 10/24/2019 - 16:52National Politics on Twitter: Small Share of U.S. Adults Produce Majority of Tweets (Pew Research Center)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/23/2019 - 12:17American Political Science Association 2019 roundup: Research on political socialization, campaign spending and misinformation (Pew Research Center)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 16:35Most US adults intend to participate in 2020 census, but some demographic groups aren’t sure (Pew Research Center)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/18/2019 - 12:19Americans and Digital Knowledge
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans’ understanding of technology-related issues varies greatly depending on the topic, term or concept. Some findings:
Americans Are Wary of the Role Social Media Sites Play in Delivering the News
Findings from a July 2019 Pew research study: