The Devil’s New Playground: The Shopping Mall
Has the repeal of Sunday blue laws given the Devil a new playground? A pair of economists think so.
Has the repeal of Sunday blue laws given the Devil a new playground? A pair of economists think so.
John C. Green, one of the nation’s foremost experts on the influence of religion on American politics, has joined the Washington staff of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and is available for interviews during this campaign and election season. CONTACT Mary SchultzCommunications Manager202.419.4556mschultz@pewresearch.org/religion Green originally joined the Forum in 2005 and he […]
When the planes struck New York and Washington 5 years ago today, they altered the course of the news people get as well. According to new numbers from ADT Research, viewers of network evening newscasts have gotten a beefed up diet of war and terror since then while seeing big decreases in coverage of domestic issues, from crime to technology.
That's the percentage of Americans who now think that increasing the U.S. military presence overseas is the best way to reduce the threat of terrorist attacks on the U.S. -- a sharp decline from the 48% plurality who thought so on the first anniversary of 9/11.
That's the number of Americans who remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they first heard the news of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon 5 years ago today.
In the ninth and last of our summer roundtable discussions on the future of the news media, bloggers and analysts discuss how the Internet is transforming the gathering and delivery of information and also offer their ideas on what traditional news organizations must do to keep pace and remain relevant.