How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age
U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is.
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U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is.
We looked at the experiences and attitudes of the 21% of U.S. adults who regularly get news from news influencers on social media.
About eight-in-ten Americans ages 12 and older listen to terrestrial radio in a given week.
A declining share of U.S. adults are following the news closely, and audiences are shrinking for several older types of news media.
About half of adults in the United States (49%) say they have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months, according to the new survey. This finding follows previous Pew Research Center analyses showing that podcast listening has steadily increased throughout the past decade. One-in-five podcast listeners – which is about 10% of all […]
Two-thirds of adults who have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months say they have ever heard news discussed on those podcasts. Put another way, a third of all U.S. adults have been exposed to at least some news through a podcast they listen to. Many podcast listeners hear news through one or […]
Younger adults in the United States often use digital devices and media at higher rates than older adults, and they are much more inclined than their elders to engage with podcasts. Two-thirds of adults under 30 say they have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months, as do almost six-in-ten respondents ages of […]
There are broad similarities between the two major political parties in the United States in terms of the share who are listening to podcasts. But once there, Republicans and Democrats often have quite different experiences. Just under half of Republicans and independents who lean Republican (46%) say they have listened to a podcast in the […]
Large majorities say it’s important for the people they get news from to display honesty, intelligence and authenticity in their work.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say they’ve seen inaccurate election news at least somewhat often, and many say it’s hard to tell what’s true.
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