More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
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More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
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Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, 73% of U.S. adults say the freedom of the press is extremely or very important to the well-being of society.
LGBTQ adults overwhelmingly favor policies that protect transgender individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.
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Today, nearly all U.S. teens (96%) say they use the internet every day. And the share of teens who report being online “almost constantly” has roughly doubled since 2014-2015 (24% vs. 46%).
From 2010 to 2020, the number of Muslims increased by 347 million people to 2.0 billion people.
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40% of Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered, and similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same.
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) say AI will lead to fewer jobs for journalists in the next two decades.
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