Pew report: Americans and their cellphones, 2011
2011 report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project on the ways Americans use mobile phones.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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Media use, face-to-face communication and social well-being among 8-to-12-year-old girls
2012 study from Standford University published in Developmental Psychology on ’tween girl digital media use and development.
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Explaining journalists’ trust in public institutions across 20 countries
2012 study from the University of Munich and University Rey Juan Carlos on journalists in 20 countries and their levels of institutional trust.
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Public intimacy: Disclosure interpretation and social judgments on Facebook
2012 study published in Journal of Communication from Cornell University on the interpretation and reception of intimate online disclosures.
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New media and conflict after the Arab Spring
2012 study by the United States Institute of Peace on the role of Twitter in the Arab Spring uprisings, including those in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.
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Does blogging empower women? Exploring the role of agency and community
2012 study from the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication on women, blogging and feelings of empowerment.
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Political polarization on Twitter
Study by the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research at Indiana University, Bloomington on Twitter user behavior before the 2010 U.S. midterm elections.
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“Sexting” by high school students: An exploratory and descriptive study
2012 study in Archives of Sexual Behavior looking at the extent of the phenomenon among young people of texting revealing images to each other.
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Pew Research Center: Cell Internet use 2012
2012 survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project investigating the extent to which cell phones are being used for online activities
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Press secretaries, journalists and editors: Shaping local Congressional news coverage
2012 study in Political Communication on political public relations effects, journalists’ response, and the press coverage that results.
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