Party support for watchdog role often shifts with control of the White House; 2017 shows greatest divide ever measured | Pew Research Center

May 9, 2017

1. Democrats, Republicans now split on support for watchdog role

Party support for watchdog role often shifts with control of the White House; 2017 shows greatest divide ever measured

Party support for watchdog role often shifts with control of the White House; 2017 shows greatest divide ever measured

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Party support for watchdog role often shifts with control of the White House; 2017 shows greatest divide ever measured

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1. Democrats, Republicans now split on support for watchdog role
Little change in support for the news media’s watchdog role, but Democrats and Republicans now diverge
Party support for watchdog role often shifts with control of the White House; 2017 shows greatest divide ever measured
Sense that news media favor one side remains strong, but a larger partisan gap emerges
Republicans consistently more likely to say news media favor one side
Americans express only moderate trust in most news source types and continue to have much lower trust in social media
Partisan gap in trust of national media widens
About one-fifth of adults say national news organizations do a very good job, but Democrats now more likely to say this than Republicans