Immigration was a top focus of early Biden coverage, especially among outlets with right-leaning audiences
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
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Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
11% of stories about Joe Biden’s early days as president cited an anonymous or unnamed source, and fewer than 1% relied solely on such sources.
The percentage of Americans following news of the pandemic very closely has slipped to its lowest level since the beginning of the outbreak.
Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
Americans are following the president’s statements on the COVID-19 pandemic less closely than a few months ago.
Hispanics are more concerned than Americans overall about the threat COVID-19 poses to Americans’ health, their own finances and daily life.
Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
Older adults tend to account for large shares of both poll workers and voters in general elections in the United States.
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