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Mar 22nd, 2012
On Monday, the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism released its 'The State of the News Media 2012' report, which shows that just 9 percent of US Internet users get their news from either Facebook or Twitter. That compares to more than a third (36 percent) who go straight to their favorite news sites, 32 percent who get their news from 'search' (i.e. Google), and 29 percent who use a news aggregator or app. When looking at Twitter alone, the number of people who 'very often' get their news from Twitter is even lower, a mere 3 percent. (Source: Digital Trends) -
Twitter was amused earlier today by reports of a Saudi Arabian sheikh dooming Twitter users to a loss of "this world and his afterlife." What to an American observer seems like inexplicable hyperbole may actually be an escalation of attempts to crackdown on a key tool for dissent. (Source: The Atlantic Wire)... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - The British government says it will pledge 128 million pounds ($195 million) to help make Mali and the West African Sahel more secure. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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