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-----Original Message----- From: Amanda Lenhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pew Internet Report on Net Use and the Iraq War Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 11:47:08 -0500
The Pew Internet & American Life Project is releasing today a new report
titled "The Internet & the Iraq War." A short synopsis follows, with links
to the full report and the press release.
Three quarters of online Americans have used the Internet in connection
with the Iraq war
Some 77% of online Americans have used the Internet in connection with the
war in Iraq. They are going online to get information about the war, to
learn and share differing opinions about the conflict, to send and receive
emails about events, to express their views and to offer prayers. In
addition, a smaller portion of Internet users are using email to mobilize
others and gain support for their views about the conflict.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project surveys in the days just before
the war began and right after hostilities were launched show
record-breaking numbers of wired Americans were getting news online. For
the first time in the Project's research, we are seeing that more than half
of those online on any given day are getting news on the Web.
War opponents and supporters are going online for different purposes and
with different results during the early days of the conflict. They also
have diverging views about the role the Internet is playing in their lives.
As a rule, war opponents use email and the Web for a variety of purposes
and they are more appreciative of the benefits of the Internet use than
those who support the war. War opponents are more politically active
online, more anxious to discuss the war, and more likely to seek out a
variety of sources of information about the war. War opponents are more
likely than war supporters to say that their use of the Internet has helped
to shape their views about the war, has helped them stay abreast of events,
and has helped them share their views with others.
The full report can be downloaded at: http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=87 The full press release can be found at: http://www.pewinternet.org/releases/release.asp?id=61
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