Majority of Americans express low confidence in journalists to act in publicโs best interests
57% of U.S. adults say they have not too much (40%) or no confidence (17%) in journalists to act in the best interests of the public.
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Americansโ Experiences With Local Crime News
Most U.S. adults say they are interested in several types of local crime coverage, but far fewer say this information is easy to find.
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1. Sources of local crime news
Americans get local crime news from a variety of sources, turning most often to people they know and local news outlets.
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3. Median scores for government restrictions and social hostilities stay the same in 2022
In 2022, global median scores on the Centerโs Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Indexes mirrored 2021. But some regions saw change since 2021.
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Appendix C: Codebook
Below is the coding scheme developed and used by researchers to code the responses to the open-ended question โWhat makes you feel proud of (survey country)? Please share as much detail as you would like.โ Keywords listed with each code represent examples indicating how a unit of information could be coded and are not a […]
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2. Views of Trumpโs policies and confidence in his ability to handle issues
Over the past six months, Americans have become less supportive of Donald Trumpโs policies and plans โ and more likely to say that Trump is making the way the federal government works worse. But wide partisan divides remain, with Republicans being far more likely than Democrats to express confidence in Trump on both domestic and […]
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Brazilians Mostly Optimistic About Countryโs Global Standing Ahead of G20 Summit
Brazilians increasingly say their country is or will become a top world power, and trust in their government has roughly doubled since 2017.
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6. Rule of law, safety and the judicial system
In several of the 24 countries surveyed, rule of law issues and improving public safety rank toward the top half of the changes people say could help improve democracy in their country. And safety โ whether that be reducing crime, supporting law enforcement or other policies โ is particularly salient in some of the middle-income […]
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Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
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About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lockdown in the last school year
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
