How Americans say the news they get makes them feel
Nearly half of Americans (46%) say the news they get makes them feel informed extremely often or often.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Relatively few Americans are getting news from AI chatbots like ChatGPT
About one-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news often (2%) or sometimes (7%) from AI chatbots.
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Americans have mixed feelings about AI summaries in search results
One-in-five U.S. adults say they find AI summaries in search results extremely or very useful, 52% say they’re somewhat useful, and 28% say they’re not too or not at all useful.
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Podcasts and News Fact Sheet
Podcasts are playing a bigger role in Americans’ news diets. Around a third of U.S. adults say they get news from podcasts at least sometimes.
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More Americans get news about government and politics than about other topics
Fewer say they frequently get news about science and technology (32%), business and finance (32%), sports (27%) and entertainment (19%).
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Many Americans who generally distrust national news organizations still express trust in certain outlets
In general, Republicans and Republican leaners are much less likely than Democrats to trust the information they get from national news organizations.
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How the audiences of 30 major news sources differ by age
The median age of regular news consumers ranges from 39 for Univision to 63 for Newsmax.
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How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age
U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is.
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How the audiences of 30 major news sources differ in their levels of education
The share of regular news consumers with college degrees ranges from 62% for The Atlantic to 15% and 16%, respectively, for Univision and Telemundo.
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Most Americans say Republican and Democratic voters cannot agree on basic facts
Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say Republican and Democratic voters not only disagree on plans and policies, but also cannot agree on basic facts.
