Elisa Shearer

ReportJanuary 24, 2020

As the U.S. enters a heated 2020 presidential election year, Republicans and Democrats place their trust in two nearly inverse news media environments.

ReportOctober 2, 2019

Getting news from social media is an increasingly common experience; nearly three-in-ten U.S. adults do so often.

ReportAugust 14, 2019

Older Americans, black adults and those with a high school education or less show considerably more interest in local news than their counterparts.

Fact TankDecember 10, 2018

One-in-five U.S. adults often get news via social media, slightly higher than the 16% who often do so from print newspapers.

ReportOctober 30, 2018

Younger adults in eight Western European countries are about twice as likely as older adults to get news online than from TV. They also are more critical of the media's performance and coverage of key issues.

ReportSeptember 10, 2018

Most Americans continue to get news on social media, even though many have concerns about its accuracy.

ReportMay 14, 2018

Across eight Western European countries, people with populist leanings have more negative attitudes about the news media than do those with non-populist views.

ReportMay 14, 2018

Across eight Western European countries, people with populist leanings have more negative attitudes about the news media than do those with non-populist views.

Fact TankJanuary 17, 2018

While there are many reasons that Americans get science news, the most common driver of attention to science news is curiosity, according to a 2017 Pew Research Center study. But people are also motivated to seek out science news for different reasons depending on the issues they care about most, with the environment being a prime example.

ReportSeptember 7, 2017

Today, 67% of U.S. adults get at least some news on social media. Twitter, YouTube and Snapchat serve as sources of news for more of their users, though Facebook still leads as a source of news for Americans.

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