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    2. Types of local crime news

    About a third or more of Americans say they get local news about property crime, drug-related crime and violent crime at least weekly.

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    Our favorite data visualizations of 2025

    In this post, we’ll highlight a few of our favorite visuals from 2025 and walk through how we made them and what makes them successful.

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    3. Would electing more officials from different backgrounds improve policy?

    Many people generally believe that policies in their country would improve if the types of people in politics changed. Having more women, young adults or people from poor backgrounds in office are seen as beneficial, especially by people on the political left. Fewer expect positive change to come from having more businesspeople, labor union members […]

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    Americans’ trust in news organizations and social media

    ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was selected today as the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The first conclave since 2013 prompted discussion […]

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    America’s News Influencers

    This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are.

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    1. The Harris-Trump matchup

    With just weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat among all registered voters: 48% say they would vote for Harris if the election were held today and 47% say they would support Trump. Another 5% of voters opt for a third-party candidate. A large […]

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    Methodology

    Much of the data in this essay is drawn from the Religious Landscape Study (RLS). We also draw upon data collected from surveys conducted on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP) and data from the General Social Survey (GSS). We walk through the details of these data sources below. We also discuss how we […]