Elisa Shearer

People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.

61% give equal attention to national and local coronavirus news.

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

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

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

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.

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

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