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This amount is reported in Schedule J, Part II, column (b)(i). Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: The Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project (www.pewglobal.org) conducts worldwide public opinion surveys on a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessment of their own lives to their views about important issues of the day, such as attitudes towards the U.S. and American foreign policy, globalization, religion, terrorism and democracy. (Expenses $2,002,264) The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism (www.journalism.org) - Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism studies and evaluates the performance of the news media through content analysis of news coverage and other forms of quantitative research. (Expenses $1,940,260; Revenue $25,000 less deferred amount from a prior period $44,000 = ($19,000)) The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project (www.pewinternet.org) - Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project conducts original research that explores the impact of the internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, healthcare and civic/political life. It seeks to be an authoritative source for timely information on the internet's growth and societal impact. (Expenses $1,859,372; Revenue $309,000) The Pew Research Center's Core Programs (www.pewresearch.org) - Pew Research Center's Core Programs create new Pew Research Center publications, maintain a Pew Research Center portal website (PewResearch.org), oversee Center-wide research projects, carry out short-term research projects, and help to incubate new long-term projects. 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