Amy Mitchell

Pew Research Center

Guest

Director of Journalism Researchat the Pew Research Center, specializing in how technology is changing news and information

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Jon Stewart’s announcement that he’ll be leaving The Daily Show was almost an after-thought at the end of his program on Tuesday.

Jon Stewart’s Legacy on News and Politics

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Increased partisanship in politics is no accident.  The far Left and the far Right live in different worlds when it comes to news and information.

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The  annual Pew Research Center’s report  on the state of the media is out. As expected, there’s a big increase in digital news.

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The annual Pew Research Center’s report on the state of the media is out. As expected, there’s a big increase in digital news.

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