Q&A: How Pew Research Center studied press coverage of the Biden administration’s early days
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.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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.
Among the changes: Smartphones and social media became the norm, church attendance fell, and same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana gained support.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
Researchers are learning more about early political socialization. Emerging techniques to fight misinformation are seeing some success.
The ways that social media shape political attitudes and the intricacies of lawmaking in Congress were two of many topics at the APSA annual conference.
Pew Research Center is redoubling its focus on the role of information and trust in democratic societies.
Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.
Nearly nine-in-ten voters who followed the 2016 returns (88%) did so on TV, while 48% used online platforms; 21% used social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
In 2016, Pew Research Center examined an array of topics in America – from immigration to the growing divide between Republicans and Democrats – as well as many from around the globe.
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