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    America’s News Influencers

    This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are.

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    2. Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese folk religions

    Confucianism Named after the sage Confucius (b. 551 B.C.E.), Confucianism is one of the most important philosophical traditions in China. Although it’s widely considered a spiritual philosophy, some scholars classify it as a religion. Its beliefs center on a pervasive, invisible divine power – tian (天), usually translated as “heaven” – that controls humans’ fate […]

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    Podcasts as a Source of News and Information

    Roughly half of U.S. adults say they have listened to a podcast in the past year, including one-in-five who report listening at least a few times a week. Most podcast listeners say this experience includes hearing news, which they largely expect to be mostly accurate. Large shares of listeners say they turn to podcasts for entertainment, learning or having something to listen to while doing something else.

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    2. Views of obstacles for women seeking high political office

    The survey asked about possible reasons why there are more men than women in high political offices. Of the eight reasons we asked about, only one – women having to do more to prove themselves than men – is seen as a major reason by a majority of Americans (54%). More than four-in-ten point to […]

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    Gun Violence Widely Viewed as a Major – and Growing – National Problem

    Growing shares of Americans view both gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems. 49% of U.S. adults say gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves; an identical share says it reduces safety by giving too many people access to firearms and increasing misuse.

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    2. Voting patterns in the 2022 elections

    In the 2022 midterm elections, there were familiar patterns in voting preferences among subgroups. Younger voters, Black voters and those living in urban areas continued to support Democratic candidates while older, White and rural voters backed Republicans. But the GOP improved its performance in 2022 across most voting subgroups relative to 2018 – due almost […]

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