Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
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A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.
The percentage who say journalists have exaggerated the risks of the outbreak has decreased notably in recent weeks.
More than half of these social media news consumers say they have encountered made-up news about COVID-19.
A new analysis of open-ended responses to a survey of U.S. adults looks at the specific storylines or claims about COVID-19 that Americans said they were exposed to.
More than two-thirds of adults ages 65 or older said they were following news of the pandemic very closely.
People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.
Responses to cable news coverage and the pandemic vary notably among Americans who identify Fox News, MSNBC or CNN as their main source of political news.
About half say they have seen at least some made-up news about the virus; 29% think it was created in a lab.
61% give equal attention to national and local coronavirus news.
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