Americans See Skepticism of News Media as Healthy, Say Public Trust in the Institution Can Improve
72% of U.S. adults say news organizations do an insufficient job telling their audiences where their money comes from.
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Public Holds Broadly Favorable Views of Many Federal Agencies, Including CDC and HHS
As the U.S. confronts the coronavirus outbreak, Americans continue to rate a wide range of federal agencies favorably, including two at the forefront of dealing with COVID-19.
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1. Americans are turning to media, government and others for COVID-19 news
The fast-moving coronavirus story has maintained Americans’ rapt attention. Roughly nine-in-ten U.S. adults (87%) are following news about the virus very or fairly closely, with just under half (46%) doing so very closely. Americans are also turning to a broad mix of sources for this news, whether traditional media outlets – national, local and international […]
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Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions From Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
Few regular worshippers say their congregations are operating normally, and most support the precautions being taken.
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2. Americans are more negative in their broader views of journalists than they are toward COVID-19 coverage
Even as Americans are more likely to give the news media positive than negative marks on key aspects of COVID-19 reporting, views of journalists broadly remain more negative – specifically in Americans’ confidence in journalists and their views of their ethical standards. Furthermore, major partisan divides are just as stark as before the outbreak began, […]