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The Pope Meets the Press: Media Coverage of the Clergy Abuse Scandal
Newspaper coverage of the Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandal grew more intense this spring than at any time since 2002, and European newspapers devoted even more ink to the story than American papers did, according to a new study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Forum. Go to the full report »
See also: an interactive chart showing English-language newspapers' coverage of the scandal since 2002, along with key events that prompted increases in news coverage. |
Limited Support for Extremism Among Muslim Publics Worldwide
A new 22-country survey by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project finds that support for terrorism remains low among the Muslim publics surveyed. And by some measures, support for terrorism has decreased over the past few years: compared with 2002, many fewer Muslims now say that suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilians are justifiable ways to defend Islam from its enemies. Go to the full report » |
