Pew report: Americans and their cellphones, 2011
2011 report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project on the ways Americans use mobile phones.
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Views on democracy in the Muslim world: Pew Global Attitudes Project 2012 report
2012 Pew Research Center report evaluated changing views of individuals in Muslim countries regarding government, equality and the effects of the Arab Spring
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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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In post-recession America, poverty rate stays high: Research roundup
2012 examination of Census Bureau figures on poverty and aggregation of related resources for interpreting poverty data and policy.
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Personal opinions, social capital and the spiral of silence
2012 study in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research on the extent to which social capital affects one’s propensity to share opinions publicly.
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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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Research chat: DePaul’s Mike Reilley on information resources, journalism education
2012 interview with DePaul journalism educator and Journalist’s Toolbox editor Mike Reilley.
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The role of socioeconomic status in SAT score, grades and college-admissions decisions
2012 study from the University of Minnesota published in Psychological Science on socioeconomic status, SAT scores and college admissions.
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Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the potential relationship between the long-term use of marijuana and IQ declines.
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