Elisa Shearer

Pew Research CenterMarch 26, 2019

Nearly as many U.S. adults prefer to get local news online as through a TV set. And while Americans prize community connection from their local news providers, they are largely unaware of the financial challenges they face.

More Americans get news often from social media than print newspapers

Media & NewsDecember 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.

Media & NewsOctober 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.

Media & NewsJuly 25, 2018

News media made by and for the two largest racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States – blacks and Hispanics – have been a consistent part of the American news landscape.

Media & NewsJuly 12, 2018

The audio news sector in the U.S. is split by modes of delivery: traditional terrestrial (AM/FM) radio and digital formats such as online radio and podcasting.

Media & NewsMay 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.

Media & NewsJanuary 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.

Pew Research CenterSeptember 7, 2017

As of August 2017, 43% of Americans report often getting news online, just 7 points lower than the 50% who often get news on television.

Six of seven news media questions show no differences by interview mode

Media & NewsJune 20, 2017

A new analysis sheds light on concerns raised among pollsters that the medium by which a survey question is asked – its mode – can affect responses.

Candidates’ social media feeds lead their websites and emails for campaign info

Media & NewsJuly 20, 2016

A quarter of U.S. adults (24%) turn to social media posts from either the Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump campaigns as a way of keeping up with the election, while 10% turn to their websites and 9% turn to emails.

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