In the last presidential campaign, journalists were responsible for only 27% of the information that voters heard about the candidates — while nearly 50% came from the politicians themselves.
Who runs the news cycle? Who controls the flow of information? Watch this video for a 5-minut explanation of how the role of the press has changed.
Our interactive graph shows opinion of same-sex marriage by some Christian denominations…and by party, gender, age, race and liberal/conservative lean. Click through the different variations here.
Daily number: The Conservative Political Action Conference begins today in Washington to discuss “America’s Future: The Next Generation of Conservatives.” This year’s event comes at a time when Republican Party sentiment is to make the GOP more conservative.
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Nearly half of gun owners (48%) volunteer that the main reason they own a gun is for protection; just 32% say they have a gun primarily for hunting and even fewer cite other reasons, such as target shooting. In 1999, 49% said they owned a gun mostly for hunting, while just 26% cited protection as the biggest factor.
Among the survey’s other major findings:
For the past seven years, no more than about 3-in-10 Americans have said they trust the federal government to do the right thing always or most of the time.
We asked; here are the answers. See the full survey of U.S. Catholics.
The reaction on Twitter to major political events and policy decisions often differs a great deal from public opinion as measured by surveys, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
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via shortformblog:
Pew Research Center • Discussing Twitter’s demographics compared to that of the general public—specifically noting that Twitter is not a microcosm of the general public and should not be treated as a source for public sentiment surveys.
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Changes in image for the major political parties. Read more.
Have you taken our latest News and Political Knowledge Quiz yet? Just 43% of our respondents were able to correctly identify a picture of Elizabeth Warren from a group of four photographs of female politicians. Take the quiz and let us know how you did.
In case you missed it: our latest survey on political party image, from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
See our full slideshow on changing attitudes towards gay marriage.
In 2001, Americans opposed same-sex marriage by a 57% to 35% margin.
Today, there is slightly more support for same-sex marriage than opposition to it, with 48% in favor and 43% opposed.
