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AudienceScapes provides interactive access to extensive quantitative and qualitative research on communication habits in developing and transitional countries worldwide. How people use various information and communication technologies to stay informed. How they share information. What people think about key trends and issues, their own economic well-being and their future prospects. And key demographic variables such as education and income level.
Use the interactive map above to explore regional pages, country pages, premium research, and the connections area, where users get their say. This section includes a field blog authored by our researchers as they supervise surveys in six regions: Africa, Asia, the Balkans, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa.
In addition, get a preview of InterMedia's InView data query tool in a step-by-step video demonstration of this remarkable data management system. We are working hard to prepare the InView database for testing and we will notify you as soon as it is ready for release.
Meanwhile, InterMedia's seasoned research staff are ready to respond to requests for additional information and queries about custom projects. For more on InterMedia, click here.
Percentage of adults in Nigeria who own a mobile phone (find out more about Nigeria) |
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Do you Agree that Government Should Control the Activities of the Press? Kazakhs are Most Likely to Support Free and Independent Media. Click here for more on this article. |
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| Source: InterMedia surveys in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, 2,000 for each survey. |
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The loss of Russian and other international broadcasting content on terrestrial television has narrowed information options in a country with little internet penetration. Could Azerbaijanis be looking to Iran for news instead? Those viewing the U.S. very favorably is actually up compared to last year, while Afghans also view international troops generally in a positive light. But not all is rosy in the war-torn country: expectations for the future are heading south. InterMedia's Wei-Cheng Chen blogs about the Chinese government's $40 billion spending on TV installations in the public transit system throughout the country. President Hugo Chavez likes to control the flow of information, but he isn't stingy about letting Venezuelans get information from the web. In fact, he has pushed hard to make universal access a reality. InterMedia's Greta Uehling writes about the rocketing cell phone ownership, as cell phones are increasingly seen as a form of communication technology well-suited to dealing with severe power shortages and strict government censorship. New analysis of InterMedia data shed more light on the urban-rural split in ICT access. The data show notable growth in rural dwellers' access to cellular telephony. Iran's foreign policy isn't just hard-boiled defiance. Tehran also uses soft power to spread its influence abroad. This article looks at the World Service of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), which delivers programming in more than 20 languages. |
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Audience and Media News from around the worldSource: Jersualem Post Source: CNET Source: The Moscow Times Source: International Herald Tribune Source: The Hindu |