short readsJul 2, 2020 Local news is playing an important role for Americans during COVID-19 outbreak Some 61% of U.S. adults say they follow COVID-19 news at both the national and local level equally, and 23% say they pay more attention to local news.
reportMay 20, 2020 Americans Who Rely Most on White House for COVID-19 News More Likely to Downplay the Pandemic 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.
reportApr 29, 2020 About Seven-in-Ten U.S. Adults Say They Need to Take Breaks From COVID-19 News 61% give equal attention to national and local coronavirus news.