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 13, 2011 | | The politics behind the 112th Congress led the online conversation last week as bloggers jousted over the mandate and implications of a GOP-led House. On Twitter, the announcement that Apple was now the second-most valuable company in the world was the No. 1 subject. And on YouTube, an excerpt from a BBC show demonstrated just how endearing polar bears can be. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: January 6, 2011 | | Last week the economy—or one nuanced element of it—led bloggers’ conversation. And the No. 2 topic was a famous athlete’s domestic situation. Meanwhile news (and rumors) about the iPad topped a tech-heavy news agenda on Twitter. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 29, 2010 | | For the third time this month, bloggers remained wrapped up in the WikiLeaks affair and U.S. government response. Bloggers also cheered the end the of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. On Twitter, news media predictions for 2011 garnered the most attention. And a shocking event caught live on video drew the most views on YouTube. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 16, 2010 | | The agreement on tax cuts between President Obama and GOP leaders led to a complex online conversation which revealed deep tensions within one party. The WikiLeaks controversy, a hot topic for the second week in a row, drew a more unified response. And on YouTube, a tragic stunt on live German television drew worldwide attention. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 9, 2010 | | The social media were galvanized last week by the
WikiLeaks dissemination of secret U.S. documents—sharing and commenting on a
number of different elements in the story. Twitter users drew even more
attention, though, to a major scientific discovery largely uncovered in the
mainstream press.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: December 2, 2010 | | The outrage over new security measures at the nation’s airports ran rampant among bloggers, Tweeters, and YouTube viewers. Phrases like “security theater,” “money making scam” and even an animated reenactment of full body x-rays and pat-downs pervaded social media. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: November 18, 2010 | | News of scientists’ plans to more actively warn of global warming dangers generated a big response from bloggers last week. And on YouTube, the continuing Philip DeFranco phenomenon illustrates the online platform’s power to turn regular folks into video stars. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: November 11, 2010 | | A backlash against columnist David Broder’s suggestions for Obama united bloggers last week
while and Comedy Central’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear got mixed
reviews.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: October 28, 2010 | | The online rhetoric heated up last week as bloggers from the left and right responded to statements from two controversial GOP figures. On Twitter, users marveled over an unorthodox space launch while on YouTube, the subject of UFOs was front and center. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: October 21, 2010 | | The country’s ongoing mortgage crisis sparked outrage from many bloggers last week while others discussed the compatibility—or lack thereof—between faith and science. On Twitter, images of the rescued Chilean miners drew cheers. And on YouTube, a movie star’s surprise visit to a school received millions of views. |
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