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    2. How to improve news coverage of Black people

    While Black Americans express deep-seated concerns about how they are portrayed in the news, they see several ways in which that coverage could be improved. About half or more of U.S. Black adults say covering all sides of an issue, understanding the history of the issues in the story, personally engaging with people they cover, […]

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    Acknowledgments 

    This report was written by Kiana Cox, senior researcher. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Jocelyn Kiley, associate director, political research; and Carroll Doherty, director, political research. Guidance on the communications strategy and outreach was provided by Tanya Arditi, senior communications manager.  The report was number-checked by Shanay […]

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    1. Views on how Black people are covered in the news

    Black Americans express a range of concerns about how Black people are covered in the news. Our survey asked U.S. Black adults to evaluate several aspects of the news that they see or hear about Black people. In each case, Black Americans are much more likely to offer a negative than positive assessment of news […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report was written by Kiana Cox, senior researcher. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and ethnicity research; Khadijah Edwards, research associate, race and ethnicity research; Neha Sahgal, vice president, research; and Claudia Deane, executive vice president. Methodological guidance was provided by Courtney […]

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    1. Hispanic Americans’ news habits and sources

    About one-in-five Hispanic adults (22%) say they follow the news all or most of the time, down from 28% in 2022. The share of U.S. adults overall who say they closely follow the news also has been declining. Although we did not ask this question of the overall U.S. population in 2023, Latinos were less […]

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    1. Black Americans’ views of gender equality in society and gender roles in families

    Black Americans are largely in support of gender equality between women and men and are critical of society’s lack of progress in the United States. For many Black adults, their support of gender equality aligns with their spiritual or moral beliefs. Large majorities say opposing gender discrimination is essential to what those beliefs mean to them. […]

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