Pew Research Center survey reports, demographic studies and data-driven analysis.
Election News Pathways Data Tool
Use an interactive tool to create tables exploring our survey questions about how Americans’ news habits and attitudes relate to what they hear, perceive and know about the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
State of the News Media
Pew Research Center's annual report on key audience and economic indicators for a variety of sectors within the U.S. news media industry.
What are the local news dynamics in your city?
Western Europeans under 30 gravitate toward online sources, while those 50 and older prefer TV as their main source for news
Ideological placement of news outlets in Western Europe
Explore where users of news outlets in eight Western European countries place these outlets on a left-right spectrum, based on their perception of their ideological leanings.
Western Europeans who hold populist views rate the news media less positively than those with non-populist views
Searching for News: The Flint water crisis
Many Americans turned to Google to learn about the Flint water crisis. An analysis of aggregated searches over time illustrates how, in today's digital environment, public interest shifts as a story unfolds.
Political angle of Flint water crisis rose in searches
3 chart summary: Search activity Local media coverage Twitter REV
Local and regional news coverage about the Flint water crisis was minimal in 2014