How Americans Navigated the News in 2020: A Tumultuous Year in Review
Americans inhabited different information environments, with wide gaps in how they viewed the election and COVID-19.
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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.
Differences within each party on views of foreign policy emerge based on where Americans turn for political news.
The declining public trust in the news media and polarization of news audiences have profound effects on civic life.
Roughly one-quarter of American adults use Twitter. And when they share their views on the site, quite often they are doing so about politics and political issues.
In studying voters’ views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
When Americans were asked to evaluate the media’s standing in the nation, 41% say news organizations are growing in their influence.
A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site.
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