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The Pew Internet & American Life Project tracks and analyzes how computers and the Web are changing today’s world. Its work helps the media, academics, policy makers and others to better understand technology’s impact on society.

Lee Rainie

Founder and Director
Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Lee Rainie is the founder and director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Prior to launching the Pew Internet Project, he was managing editor of U.S. News & World Report, after a period of covering politics and editing the magazine's national and science coverage.

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