Assessment of the media’s coverage of COVID-19 outbreak remains mostly steady | Pew Research Center

May 5, 2020

Fewer Americans now say media exaggerated COVID-19 risks, but big partisan gaps persist

Assessment of the media’s coverage of COVID-19 outbreak remains mostly steady

Assessment of the media’s coverage of COVID-19 outbreak remains mostly steady

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Fewer Americans now say media exaggerated COVID-19 risks, but big partisan gaps persist
Share of Americans saying media have exaggerated the risks of COVID-19 declined from March to April
Assessment of the media’s coverage of COVID-19 outbreak remains mostly steady
More change in Democrats’ views on whether media exaggerated risks of COVID-19 than among Republicans
Among liberal Democrats, portion who say media exaggerated the risks dropped by about half