More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
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More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
A declining share of U.S. adults are following the news closely, and audiences are shrinking for several older types of news media.
Similar shares of U.S. adults believe news organizations are giving too much attention (32%) or too little attention (29%) to Biden’s age.
One-in-five federal, state and local candidate tweets in 2022 have mentioned race, abortion, education or the economy.
Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
Here are five facts about political content on Twitter, such as the content and nature of these posts.
The 2020 election featured dramatic increases in lawmaker posts and audience engagement, but less overlap in the sources shared by members of each party.
Most Americans say the U.S. government and technology companies should each take steps to restrict false information and extremely violent content online.
More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.
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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