3. How people rate press, speech and internet freedoms in their country
A median of 31% across 35 countries say they’re completely free to speak without censorship, and 28% say their media are completely free to report the news.
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A median of 31% across 35 countries say they’re completely free to speak without censorship, and 28% say their media are completely free to report the news.
Almost two-thirds of news influencers are men. And except on TikTok, more influencers explicitly identify with the political right than the left.
News influencers on TikTok stand out from other sites for having a smaller gender gap and being more balanced in political leanings.
Many TikTok accounts mix in news with a variety of other topics, from celebrity gossip to jokes and memes.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults (74%) say they would be extremely or very likely to turn to their spouse or partner if they needed emotional support.[3. numoffset=”3″ Shares who say they would reach out to their spouse or partner, mother, father, or another family member are based on those who did not indicate that these […]
Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes get news from newsletters, but many don’t read most of the newsletters they get.
Americans’ attention to local news has declined since 2016. Explore how people get local news today, shifting from TV and print to digital sources.
For our latest survey data about news influencers, read the “News Influencers Fact Sheet.” This report – a study of popular news influencers – uses three different research components and methodologies, including a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults conducted through Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), as well as an analysis of news influencers […]
YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram remain the most widely used online platforms among U.S. teens. And teens are less likely to be using Facebook and Twitter (recently renamed X) than they were a decade ago.
Over three weeks studied, a majority of posts on current events or civic issues (55%) by news influencers were about government, politics or the election.
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