Republicans and Democrats largely agree on the personal connections they seek in their news sources | Pew Research Center

August 27, 2020

4. Partisans remain sharply divided in many views toward the news media; stark differences between Trump’s strongest supporters, critics

Republicans and Democrats largely agree on the personal connections they seek in their news sources

Republicans and Democrats largely agree on the personal connections they seek in their news sources

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4. Partisans remain sharply divided in many views toward the news media; stark differences between Trump’s strongest supporters, critics
Republicans far more negative than Democrats in their evaluations of the media
Republicans far more likely to cite deception and carelessness for why mistakes in news stories occur
Majorities of both Republicans and Democrats say it is better for society to be skeptical of the media …
Republicans and Democrats largely agree on the personal connections they seek in their news sources
Trump’s strongest Republican supporters least likely to expect their news to be accurate
The reasons why Republicans think mistakes happen in news often diverge based on their approval of Trump