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Adolescents hold differing views on civic and political activity
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2009 |
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The record numbers of young people who took part in last year's presidential election, along with high schools' raised expectations that students participate in community service, have led to growing research on teens' civic ...
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Internet activists push for greater democracy
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.
Children's TV has questionable political themes, study shows
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Most parents know to screen television shows for sex, violence or other negative messaging—but what about children's shows themselves?
In absence of other democratic institutions, freedom of press can lead to cycles of violence
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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While many have argued that media freedom is integral to a functioning democracy and respect for human rights, a new study is the first to examine the effects of media freedom in countries that lack such democratic institutions ...
85% Of Young People Would Be More Inclined To Go Into Politics If They Had More Information
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent poll conducted by The George Washington University Graduate School of Public Management’s new PoliticsUnder30.org initiative, 85% of respondents answered yes when asked if having a comprehensive ...
Tiananmen security tight on crackdown anniversary
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Police saturated Tiananmen Square with security Thursday, the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists, and an exiled protest leader was blocked from returning home to confront ...
Webby Awards name top 10 Internet moments of the decade
Nov 19, 2009 |
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The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.
Turmoil fuels 'hacktivist' attacks on Web sites
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For about 90 minutes Wednesday, visitors to the Oregon University System's Web site found themselves taken for a ride they didn't ask for. They were redirected to another site under the control of ...
Extremists more willing to share their opinions, study finds
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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People with relatively extreme opinions may be more willing to publicly share their views than those with more moderate views, according to a new study.
Device approval exposes political pressure on FDA
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has taken the unprecedented step of acknowledging that it buckled to "extreme" pressure from Capitol Hill in its approval of a knee repair device last year. While FDA officials call ...
China blocking Twitter, websites: RSF
Jun 02, 2009 |
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China blocked access to Twitter, Flickr and other websites Tuesday, two days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, expressing "outrage" at the ...
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