Why Americans think news habits are changing, in their own words
We spoke with 45 everyday Americans to learn more about how people think about and interpret changes in news consumption.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
We spoke with 45 everyday Americans to learn more about how people think about and interpret changes in news consumption.
The vast majority of U.S. adults (85%) say online scams and attacks are a problem on shopping sites and apps.
Among TV news consumers, 57% say that their news mostly comes from cable, satellite or broadcast television. 34% say it mostly comes from streaming services.
Most Americans continue to hold negative views of the U.S. economy, as has been the case for the last six years.
Younger adults tend to say they mostly get news because they come across it, and they’re less likely to say it’s important to get news regularly.
A majority of Democrats (64%) expect costs to go up as a result of deportations, while 19% of Republicans share this view.
Nearly three-in-four U.S. adults (74%) say economic conditions are only fair or poor, up slightly from 72% in January 2024.
About six-in-ten U.S. adults say food costs are extremely or very important to them when deciding what to buy.
Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.
About three-quarters of Republicans (73%) expect the economy to be better a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, while 64% of Democrats say it’ll be worse.
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