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reportJan 24, 2020

4. In recent years, partisan media divides have grown, largely driven by Republican distrust

In 2014, Pew Research Center conducted its foundational “Political Polarization & Media Habits” report. That study – which was conducted among web-using adults only – revealed that political polarization had bled into Americans’ news preferences. The new 2019 data suggests that, the chasm has widened in the five years since. Although there are a few […]
short readsApr 1, 2020

Americans’ main sources for political news vary by party and age

Americans turn to a wide range of media outlets for political and election news, but Fox News and CNN stand out as especially common sources.
reportFeb 9, 2020

Appendix: Classifying European political parties

Classifying parties as populist Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify populist parties: anti-elite ratings from the 2017 Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES), Inglehart and Norris’s populism party scale and The PopuList. We define a party as […]
reportOct 28, 2019

Experts Optimistic About the Next 50 Years of Digital Life

Fifty years after the first computer network was connected, most experts say digital life will mostly change things for the better in coming decades. But they say this will require reforms toward better cooperation and security, basic rights and economic fairness.
reportJun 24, 2020

As COVID-19 Emerged in U.S., Facebook Posts About It Appeared in a Wide Range of Public Pages, Groups

In March 2020, about three-quarters (74%) of public Facebook posts about COVID-19 linked to news organizations, while just 1% linked to health and science sites.
short readsJan 24, 2020

Q&A: How Pew Research Center evaluated Americans’ trust in 30 news sources

Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.
reportFeb 18, 2020

5. Bogus respondents bias poll results, not merely add noise

Respondents who consistently say they approve or favor whatever is asked are not the only ones introducing bias. Those flagged for other suspicious behaviors also answered political questions in ways that differ from other adults. In particular, those saying they currently live outside the U.S. or who give multiple non sequitur answers expressed much higher […]
reportFeb 16, 2021

9. Interviews with Black pastors

Black pastors hold a storied place in American history. During the eras of slavery and racial segregation, they played pivotal roles in Black communal efforts to “uplift the race” (a phrase commonly used in the 19th and 20th centuries). This often included organizing job training, after-school mentoring, insurance collectives, athletic clubs and other community service […]
reportSep 17, 2019

Exploring the link between European political parties’ ideology and their popularity on Twitter

It can be hard to determine whether parties near the ends of the ideology scale are more popular on the platform than moderate parties.
reportOct 2, 2019

Americans Are Wary of the Role Social Media Sites Play in Delivering the News

Getting news from social media is an increasingly common experience; nearly three-in-ten U.S. adults do so often.

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4. In recent years, partisan media divides have grown, largely driven by Republican distrust

Americans’ main sources for political news vary by party and age

Appendix: Classifying European political parties

Experts Optimistic About the Next 50 Years of Digital Life

Q&A: How Pew Research Center evaluated Americans’ trust in 30 news sources

5. Bogus respondents bias poll results, not merely add noise

Exploring the link between European political parties’ ideology and their popularity on Twitter

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