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Reports Offer Insights into Communicating with Refugees in the U.S.

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Understanding how best to communicate with and support refugee communities living in the United States can be a daunting challenge. In 2008, more than 60,000 refugees immigrated to the United States from all around the world. For refugee families, their arrival in America is not the end of their journey, [...]

Facebook's Information Tracking Policies Have Ramifications for Individuals and Organizations

With the rise of Web sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, we constantly hear concerns about privacy.  From worries over college students posting career-impeding photos to concerns over unfettered access to addresses or phone numbers, users of social networks have to be careful what information they make available about themselves and their organizations.

Now, an interview [...]

Cultural Competence Will Be Key to Success of 2010 Census

Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office

The Washington Post reports that 20 percent of people may not participate in the 2010 census, even though they are legally obligated to do so. According to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, many respondents said they are too busy or uninterested to fill out [...]

New Poll: Two in Five Americans Read a Newspaper Every Day

According to a recent poll by AdWeekMedia and Harris Interactive:

Just two in five U.S. adults (43%) say they read a daily newspaper, either online or in print almost every day. Just over seven in ten Americans (72%) say they read one at least once a week while 81% read a daily newspaper at least once [...]

Pepsi to Replace Super Bowl Ads with Social Media Outreach

Will football soon be the only reason to watch the Super Bowl? That’s what I was asking myself when I came across this article on MediaBullseye.com.

For Super Bowl XLIV, Pepsi has decided to forgo its traditional Super Bowl ads – like the one below from 2009 – in place of a cause-based social media campaign [...]