Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
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A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news.
When Americans were asked to evaluate the media’s standing in the nation, 41% say news organizations are growing in their influence.
About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) say news organizations tend to favor one side when presenting the news on political and social issues.
66% of Americans feel worn out by the amount of news there is these days – a feeling that has persisted for several years now.
When we asked people if they regularly got news about the 2016 presidential election through either the print or online version of four specific U.S. newspapers, three of these papers – The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal – attracted more adults younger than 50 than 50 and older as regular readers.
A majority of U.S. adults (59%) reject the idea of adding interpretation, saying that the news media should present the facts alone
59% of Americans feel exhausted by the amount of election coverage, while 39% say they like getting a lot of coverage about the election.
Only a slim minority thinks the news media’s coverage of Trump and Clinton is too tough, a view the public also held in previous general elections.
About one-in-ten Americans (9%) did not learn about this year’s presidential election in a given week from any of 11 types of sources asked about in a January Pew Research Center survey. One striking trait of this group is their lack of faith in the impact of voting. Half of this group thinks that their […]
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