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Survey finds majority in U.S. believe it is unsafe for schools to reopen in fall
August 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country as we draw closer to a new school year leaving school districts across the United States struggling...
Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
COVID-19 and its Links to Nationwide Protests
August 16, 2020
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
Will Americans Vacinate Themselves and Their Children Against COVID-19?
August 16, 2020
If a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, what is the likelihood Americans will vaccinate themselves? A new survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19...
Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
New COVID Study Finds Testing Results are Coming Too Late to Help Slow the Coronavirus’ Spread.
August 16, 2020
The seventh survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States,...
Discussion Papers, Environment, Health & Science, International Affairs, Journalistic Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Public Interest Journalism, Publications,
Conveying Truth: Independent Media in Putin’s Russia
August 10, 2020
A new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Ann Cooper describes the origins and evolution of independent media in Russia from the late Soviet era to...
Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
New COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Increased Support for Vote By Mail
August 9, 2020
The sixth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by...
Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
New COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Declining Approval for Government Executives
July 9, 2020
The fifth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by...
Discussion Papers, Disinformation, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Race & Gender, Technology,
Canaries in the Coal Mine: COVID-19 Misinformation and Black Communities
June 24, 2020
Even as Black people are disproportionately dying from the virus due to systemic racism, harmful inaccuracies about COVID-19 are metastasizing in Black...
Domestic Affairs, Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
Access to and belief in accurate COVID-19 information varies, according to new survey
June 8, 2020
The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States’ latest survey results show decreasing trust in government...
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State Results of May Survey Show 60% of Americans Support Expanding Vote by Mail
May 28, 2020
The second round of a multi-university project to survey people in all 50 states about their opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic response focused on public...