Publications

by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times

Summary of Findings The presidential election is capturing the public’s attention much more now than it did at this point four and eight years ago. Nearly half of Americans (47%) say they are more interested in politics than they were four years ago, up from 38% who expressed that view in June 2000. Public attention […]

Washington, D.C. (For release at 5 p.m. July 8)—New research by the Pew Internet Project shows that during some of the most turbulent weeks of the Iraq war nearly one quarter of Internet users (24%) went online to view some of most graphic war images that were deemed too gruesome or horrific for newspapers and […]

Millions go online for news and images not covered in the mainstream press. But many are repulsed by what they see.

A flap over Der Führer shows how new technology is changing grassroots politicking...

A federal appeals court decision handed down on June 29 has the potential to change the way ISPs monitor email – but how many Americans will hear about it? And how many will u...

New research from the Pew Internet Project and the New Millennium Research Project shows that 34 million Americans have heard of VoIP and 4 million have considered getting it at home.

While telephone calling using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has attracted considerable attention in the business community and among policymakers, 27% of Internet users in the United States – or 17% of all Americans – have heard of the service....

Summary of Findings There are considerably fewer swing voters now than at this point in the previous three presidential campaigns. But the swing vote, while smaller in relative terms, is still substantial and certainly large enough for a presidential candidate to win a big victory. Pew’s most recent survey, conducted June 3-13, finds 21% of […]