How Americans Navigated the News in 2020: A Tumultuous Year in Review
Americans inhabited different information environments, with wide gaps in how they viewed the election and COVID-19.
Leaked internal Facebook documents acquired by 17 US news organizations
This story, plus internal Twitter research reveals bias in algorithm towards right-wing politicians and news outlets, a look at the future of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and more, all in today’s media headlines.
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Attention to COVID-19 news drops, but Democrats still substantially more interested than Republicans
The percentage of Americans following news of the pandemic very closely has slipped to its lowest level since the beginning of the outbreak.
Cable and satellite TV use has dropped dramatically in the U.S. since 2015
The share of Americans who say they watch television via cable or satellite has plunged from 76% in 2015 to 56% this year.
