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Journalist's Resource: Free tools for visualizing economic data

A growing number of research organizations are not only placing their data online, but giving users free tools to help visualize it. 
This overview of a few of these resources focuses especially on economic and development indicators.
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The Modern News Consumer | Pew Research Center

A new, two-part survey by Pew Research Center, conducted in early 2016 in association with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, reveals a public that is cautious as it moves into this more complex news environment and discerning in its evaluation of available news sources.

Texas immigrant population ties New York's | Pew Research Center

The immigrant population in Texas has grown rapidly in recent decades, reaching 4.5 million in 2014. That puts Texas in a tie with New York for the second largest state immigrant population by size.

Source: Texas immigrant population ties New York's | Pew Research Center

Water in 65 Texas Communities Contains Toxic Levels of Arsenic

Report: High Arsenic Levels in Many Texans' Water

Tens of thousands of Texans live in places where the drinking water contains toxic levels of arsenic — a known carcinogen — and the state isn’t doing enough to discourage them from consuming it, according to a new

One-fifth of Americans report going online ‘almost constantly’ | Pew Research Center
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1838","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-full alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":""}}]]As smartphones and other mobile devices have become more widespread, some 21% of Americans now report that they go online “almost constantly,” according to a Pew Research Center survey. Overall, 73% of Americans go online on a daily basis.
The American middle class: 5 takeaways | Pew Research Center

Americans in middle-income households have lost significant ground since 1970, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data.

Ethics database
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and the Ethical Journalism Network launched the Accountable Journalism database this week, which includes more than 400 media ethics codes from across the globe, as well as information about various press councils in a user-friendly and searchable Web application. https://www.rjionline.org/…/accountable-journalism-media-co…
American Demographics of Digital Device Ownership | Pew Research Center
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1818","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-full alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":""}}]]From getting news to playing games to reading a book, Americans now have a plethora of devices to choose from in order to meet their technology-based needs.
OSD/TXSDC - Texas Population Estimates Program
Texas Population Estimates Program Source: OSD/TXSDC - Texas Population Estimates Program
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