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"The way the public gets news continues to change with digital - and especially mobile forms - gaining audiences. Some shifts raise questions about the amount and quality of news consumed. All that leads to the crucial question of what people know about major public issues. Last week's Pew study on the Affordable Care Act didn't inspire confidence in the public's knowledge of news. Pew's survey found that "44% of Americans are unsure whether ACA remains the law. About three-in-ten (31%) say they don't know, while 8% think it has been repealed by Congress and 5% believe it was overturned by the Supreme Court." Should we cheer because more than half those surveyed (57%) knew that the law is being implemented? Should we allow slack for those who didn't know, since the Act is complicated and changes have been made and proposed? Is the study evidence of separate and unequal societies, one informed and one uninformed? To get a better sense of how the public is consuming news, and how journalists can best reach them, it's helpful to look at some data. Recent studies tracking news consumption could leave the impression we've moved from well-rounded civic information meals to fast-food news snacking."

Nestle Global has chosen to open its doors and history in a unique participatory environment in Sweden to celebrate its 150th anniversary! It's intriguing and very well put together. Do check it out and leave us your views...

Ar. Qutub Mandviwala designs an architecturally sharp, no-fuss building for Wockhardt's canteen facility in the industrial setup of itsbiopharmaceutical plant at Aurangabad. Read here and leave us your views…

Bored of the nondescript fitness centres you're used to visiting? Well, Haryana has a newly designed, aesthetically endowed space that is a balm to the psyche besides the body….

Rejoicing in the world of a hand-held tome, we bring you a review of the book Trashures - that tells you never to underestimate the beauty of garbage!! Check out the review by India's well-known sculptor Arzan Khambatta…

Living in the serene mountains; yet totally connected to the world. Does this seem like a pun? Well, it isn't! Check out this absolutely digitally-connected retreat in the Himalayas

So Istanbul's Sky Garden in Turkey makes smart use of congested space through a well-thought design. Check out this unconventional air-garden and leave us your views

What solutions can architecture offer to those segments of the global population that currently has no access to a well-designed environment? Check out the ongoing exhibition at Bengaluru that tugs at some crucial issues and leave us your views…

There's a Website set up where you can check on your unlaimed funds. Related Stories Soundcheck: Hangin' Out With Paper Route Fashion Week: Not Dead! Super Bowl Planner: Drink Specials to Special Sandwiches You can also go to the State's website or call 1-800-221-9311. If you find a lot of money, NBCNewYork.com wants to know. Leave your comments below, and then let us know your story by emailing here. Post a Comment Print Email Share Share Del.icio.us Buzz up! MySpace Digg Fark Facebook First Published: Feb 5, 2009 4:17 PM EST Business News Most Commented Most Viewed Most Recent Specialized TV Stations Feb 5, 2009 6 Comments Average Gas Price in NJ Up to $1.75 Feb 4, 2009 1 Comment Time Warner to Layoff 1,250 Workers Feb 4, 2009 3 Comments Wells Fargo - NOT Blowing Your Bailout Bucks in Vegas Feb 3, 2009 62 Comments Show Me the Money: Find Your Unclaimed Funds 4 hours ago Take a Tour of the New Site! Nov 18, 2008 33 Comments Stocks Plunge as Gov't Unveils Financial Plan Feb 10, 2009 18 Comments Nine-Year-Old Whiz Kid Creates iPhone App Feb 5, 2009 8 Comments Five Reasons the Markets Don't Like the Bank Bailout Feb 10, 2009 1 Comment Secret KFC Recipe Gets New Hi-Tech, Secure Digs Feb 10, 2009 3 Comments AC Casino Revenues Down 9.4 Percent in January Feb 10, 2009 Smith: Ratner's Atlantic Yards Stimulus Shakedown 3 hours ago

Sarah Palin in Weekend Update where Amy Poehler raps for her. Eskimos and a moose on stage as well :)

Really well done video just with words encouraging education of women in developing countries.

"this age of fragmentation has allowed old media's disposable culture (trash TV like "Jersey Shore," faux-cialites like Speidi, tabloid news like Balloon Boy) to living on well past their normal expiration dates as prime meme material"

CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the U.S. and worldwide. Using an open-content, web-based collaborative model termed the "FlexBook," CK-12 intends to pioneer the generation and distribution of high quality educational content that will serve both as core text as well as provide an adaptive environment for learning.

This article isn't talking so much about how people are using media literacy but is rather really showing how much it is needed today. Here we see that the Chinese people feel that it is really a necessity to have media literacy in high schools and elementary schools as well. They also believe that it is important to have media literacy because it will enhance global citizenship as well as domestic citizenship. This idea was also organized by the Communication University of China

Penda brings to India a landscape design that promises to pull residents out of their home into the common amenity space! Read on to know more about this interactive urban space here...

Google's new office takes workplace amenities to new heights. Check out one of Silicon Valley's largest elevated parks and leave us your views…

The Bota Bota 'pavilions' follow an architectural intention that creates a simple but yet elegant set of monolithic volumes that frames strong perspectives; a public space delight! Read here and leave us your views…

Subtle changes in the design program effect profound changes in the psychology of wellbeing - especially so in the design of medical facilities. Check out this pharmacy in Montreal and leave us your views…

Well, it finally had to get done, the movie we have all been waiting for. NY Film Festival 2010 highlighting the birth of Facebook.