The link between local news coverage and Americans’ perceptions of crime
Roughly three-quarters of adults (77%) say they often or sometimes get local news and information about crime.
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Roughly three-quarters of adults (77%) say they often or sometimes get local news and information about crime.
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
Most news influencers published posts about both candidates in summer and fall, and identical shares were more critical than supportive of each.
TikTok users under 30 see its impact on democracy more positively than older users, with 45% of this group saying it’s mostly good for American democracy.
Most U.S. adults follow news about local government and politics, yet only a quarter are highly satisfied with the quality of coverage.
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]
This report is based on 664 members of Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP) who consented to share their username for research purposes, provided a verifiable TikTok handle and whose list of followed accounts is publicly visible on their profile. Refer to our earlier report methodology for more details about the ATP and our […]
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]
The findings in this report are based on an analysis of the browsing behaviors of 900 U.S. adults who are members of the KnowledgePanel Digital online panel, a subset of Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel. These panelists qualified for the study because they: After the March monitoring period, panelists’ web browsing activity logs were delivered on April 7, […]
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]
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