New Media Index: Our Weekly Content Analysis
This section contains the complete archive of all the PEJ New Media Indexes. They are published below in chronological order, but our archive is also searchable. Use the key word search on the left to find reports about specific news events.
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: January 7, 2010 | |
The failed terror attack on NWA Flight 253 led the news on
blogs, Twitter and in the mainstream press last week. The online community
debated everything from who to blame for the close call to the impact on
airline travel. On YouTube, a spectator’s view of a Christmas Eve attack on
Pope Benedict XVI generated the most views.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 30, 2009 | |
During a Christmas week when the Senate passed
its version of health care reform, social
media devoted more attention to the subject than it had at any time this year.
Bloggers also focused on an international grassroots campaign. On Twitter, a
Blackberry outage led the way, while on YouTube, questions about the attack on
the Italian Prime Minister drew significant attention.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 17, 2009 | | Last week, bloggers gave more attention to the subject of global warming than at any time this year. And while skeptics continued to focus on “Climate-gate,” defenders were more vocal than in previous weeks. On Twitter, the growing Tiger Woods scandal earned the most attention. And on YouTube, a feisty exchange between the White House press secretary and a reporter was the most viewed news video. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 10, 2009 | | A vote in Switzerland to ban the construction of Muslim minarets and controversies over global warming research led conversations in the blogosphere last week. On Twitter, it was a story about a local billboard campaign with unintended consequences. And on YouTube, a pop singer made her second appearance in recent weeks.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 3, 2009 | | Charges against U.S. servicemen who captured one of the most wanted men in Iraq drew major attention from the blogosphere last week. A controversial singer was the hottest topic on Twitter. And a YouTube video intended to paint an unflattering portrait of Sarah Palin supporters was viewed more than 1 million times. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: November 19, 2009 | | The new media world divided its attention between two stories last week: the progress of health care reform in Congress and the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings. On Twitter, technology-related issues topped the agenda. And on YouTube, that soccer player just won’t go away. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: November 12, 2009 | | The online media joined the mainstream press last week in focusing most of their attention on the killing spree at the Fort Hood Army post. Some of that conversation focused on the background and motivation of the suspect, but much also evaluated the pros and cons of real-time newsgathering. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: November 5, 2009 | | A diverse mix of stories—from war policy to a scientific breakthrough—topped the news agenda in the blogosphere last week. But the dominant topic was a heinous crime that generated much more attention online than in the traditional press. On Twitter, the top subject was a very different kind of crime story. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: October 29, 2009 | | Two subjects that didn’t generate much attention in the mainstream press last week remained hot topics in social media. The saga of six-year-old Falcon Heene and the phony balloon flight continued to provoke outrage in the blogosphere while a warning from the British Prime Minister triggered another debate over global warming. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: October 22, 2009 | | Two different topics grabbed the attention of social media last week to an extent rarely seen in the New Media Index. On blogs, a BBC report questioning global warming triggered a mostly enthusiastic response while the strange saga of “balloon boy” led on Twitter. On YouTube, a speech by a pop singer at a political rally was the most viewed video. |
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