A news industry ‘less able’ to defend freedom
Newspapers won several key First Amendment cases in the second half of the 20th century. Will they do so again in the 21st? We don’t know. So Knight Foundation, the American Society of News Editors, the Associated Press Media Editors and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press surveyed top editors nationwide. Link
New poll shows majority of Americans don’t know the Senate’s role in confirming a Supreme Court Justice
In honor of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s first anniversary, the Institute hired Beck Research to conduct a national poll to probe Americans’ knowledge of the Senate, levels of civic interest and attitudes towards government. Many Americans lack basic knowledge of how the U.S. Senate works and our system of checks and balances. Link
2nd Annual National School Choice Poll Released
The American Federation for Children (AFC), the nation’s voice for educational choice, released its second annual National School Choice poll showing that 70 percent of Americans support school choice. School choice has strong support across demographic groups, including among two critical voting blocs, millennial and Hispanic voters. Link