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23 Feb 2010 09:29

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U.S.: People trust most politicians as far as they can throw them

  • 26% amount of people who mostly trust the federal government’s intent
  • 51% amount most people trust their local government on a similar scale source

18 Apr 2009 13:26

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Biz: Newsrooms are looking like ghost towns nowadays

  • -5,900 number of newsroom jobs that disappeared in 2008; 46,700 staffers managed to avoid losing their jobs in the process
  • -11.3% the percentage decline in newsroom jobs; newsrooms are back to staffing levels they last saw in the early 1980s. source