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Black Americans’ Experiences With News
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- Black Americans’ Experiences With News
- Most Black adults say news about Black people is more negative than news about other groups
- Few Black Americans have high hopes that Black people will be covered fairly in the future
- Many Black Americans say educating all journalists would help make news about Black people fairer
- 40% of Black Americans say it’s crucial for news about race to come from Black reporters, but far fewer say the same about news in general
- Black Americans who say being Black is important to their identity are far more supportive of journalists advocating for Black people
- Social media is among the most common sources of news for Black Americans, but relatively few have high trust in it
- Black Americans critical of how Black people are covered in the news
- Black Democrats and Republicans have largely similar views on how Black people are covered in the news