Americans who relied most on Trump for COVID-19 news among least likely to be vaccinated
Looking at respondents to 2020 and 2021 surveys reveals differences in vaccination rates based on where people turned most for COVID-19 news.
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Looking at respondents to 2020 and 2021 surveys reveals differences in vaccination rates based on where people turned most for COVID-19 news.
The total number of journalists assigned to state capitol buildings is up 11% since 2014, though figures vary widely by state. And as newspapers employ fewer statehouse reporters, nonprofits are filling much of the void.
Americans inhabited different information environments, with wide gaps in how they viewed the election and COVID-19.
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.
55% of journalists surveyed say that every side does not always deserve equal coverage in the news. 22% of Americans overall say the same.
The percentage of Americans following news of the pandemic very closely has slipped to its lowest level since the beginning of the outbreak.
Americans are following the president’s statements on the COVID-19 pandemic less closely than a few months ago.
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.
Partisans differ on whether social media companies’ decisions had a major impact on the election.
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