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: March 3, 2011 | | Domestic and foreign conflicts—from Madison to Tripoli—generated plenty of attention in social media last week, with users opining and relaying breaking news. On YouTube, scenes of Mideast unrest once again made the roster of most popular videos. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: February 24, 2011 | | Two very different issues led the conversation on the blogosphere last week: the record U.S. deficit and the post-Mubarak transformation in Egypt. On Twitter, the No. 1 topic was self-referential— a list of influential English people who use Twitter. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: February 17, 2011 | | In social media, YouTube viewers remained fixated on the dramatic events that deposed the 30-year leader of Egypt. But on both blogs and Twitter, the attention turned elsewhere—to a domestic issue that many saw as a civil liberties litmus test. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: February 10, 2011 | | Last week, bloggers tackled the situation in Egypt as both reporter and commentator. More were critical of Obama’s actions but the discussion moved far beyond the current president. And two of the most-viewed videos on YouTube featured scenes of the protests in the streets of Cairo. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: February 3, 2011 | |
The top subjects for bloggers last week involved
Washington-centric stories, but not the one that galvanized much of the
mainstream media. The lead subject on Twitter was about online news judgment.
And on YouTube, an eight-month-old clip
featuring remarks by talk host Glenn Beck became the subject of a debate about
inflammatory speech.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: January 27, 2011 |
Senator John McCain’s support for President Obama’s speech at the Arizona memorial and the dawn of a new GOP-led House of Representatives focused bloggers’ attention last week. On Twitter, stories about Apple’s financial health drew the most interest. And on YouTube, the dramatic floods in Australia revealed the impact of the tragedy to the world.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: January 20, 2011 | | The online conversation last week focused heavily on the aftermath of the Arizona shooting spree that left six dead and 13 wounded. The most prominent element debated, according to a separate PEJ report released earlier this week, was the level of vitriol in political rhetoric today.
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| | 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. |
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