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Report: Ethnic labels don't fit for many Latinos

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 8:53pm

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As the Bard of Avon asked, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.”

For many Latinos, though, the name they use to describe themselves can mean a lot.

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Poll shows most Republicans fed up with coverage of Trayvon Martin case

Rene Lynch Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 5:12pm

A majority of Republicans say the media have gone overboard with their coverage of the Trayvon Martin slaying, and 43 percent of whites in general say enough is enough, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

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Will tablets be the newspaper industry's salvation?

Andy Howell Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 11:26pm

The tablet could be just what the doctor ordered for the ailing newspaper industry.

The Pew Research Center’s annual Project for Excellence report indicates that the growing number of tablet computers and smartphones is contributing to an influx of people returning to traditional news sources, like newspapers, online. The growing use of social media has also led to more digital exposure to news stories through referrals.

We’ve seen this trend in our own analytics. Traffic to our mobile site has doubled in the last year, especially since we introduced an app.

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In this Jan. 12, 2012 photo, people wait in line to enter a job fair employer hiring event for Safeway, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Study shows economy toughest on young adults

Rebecca Trounson Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 11:33am

As the nation climbs slowly out of the Great Recession, young adults appear to be having the toughest time of any age group gaining a foothold in the recovering economy. Those difficulties, in turn, are shaping their decisions about careers, schooling, marriage and parenthood, according to a new report.

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Research shows women more active on Facebook than men

Deborah Netburn Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 6:44pm

The Pew Research Center released a report about Facebook on Friday, providing insights into the company that you won't find in its IPO filing.

Rather than focusing on the company's financials, the report, "Why Most Facebook Users Get More Than They Give," sheds light on how Facebook's 845 million users engage with Facebook and what they get out of it.

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Mormons more satisfied with life than most Americans

Mitchell Landsberg Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, January 13, 2012 - 11:35am

Call it the Mitt Moment, the Mormon Moment -- by whatever name, this would seem to be a pretty good time to be a Mormon in America. And it is, according to a survey of American Mormons being released Thursday, even though many church members say they still face discrimination and hostility.

Mormons are generally more satisfied with their lives and communities than most Americans, and a majority believe that America is ready to elect a Mormon president, says the survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The survey provides a snapshot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- the formal name -- at a time when one of its members, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, could become the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party.

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Poll: Mitt Romney's Mormon faith could be a factor in GOP primaries

Micahel A. Memoli McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 4:55pm

WASHINGTON -- A new poll suggests that Mitt Romney's faith could play a role in the 2012 Republican nominating race, with a sizable part of respondents saying they believe that Mormonism is a non-Christian faith.

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Teens see rudebehavior on social media sites

Andrea Chang Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 11:32am

The majority of teenagers who use social networking websites say their peers are mostly kind to one another online, but 88 percent still say they've witnessed people being mean and cruel on such sites, according to a new study.

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Women less likely to have children in bad economy

Taryn Luna Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Last updated Monday, October 17, 2011 - 3:48pm

When the economy tanks, women are less likely to have children.

That's a conclusion of a new Pew Research Center study that found that states with the greatest economic declines in 2007 and 2008 -- calculated by per capita income, unemployment rates and several other indicators -- experienced the greatest birth declines in 2008 and 2009.

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