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John Gramlich

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John Gramlich is an associate director at Pew Research Center, where he
oversees the organization’s data journalism blog. His research and writing focuses on criminal justice, legal affairs, immigration and other issues. Before joining the Center, he was a researcher at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he focused on the U.S. correctional system. Earlier in his career, he was a journalist at news organizations including CQ Roll Call, Stateline.org and The Baltimore Sun, covering criminal justice and other subjects. He has a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Pennsylvania State University.

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short readsAug 14, 2020

Why are COVID-19 cases rising in U.S.? Republicans point to more testing, Democrats to more infections

Most Republicans say the primary reason for the rise in confirmed coronavirus cases is that more people are being tested.
short readsJun 8, 2020

Fast facts about how Americans and Germans see security issues amid Trump’s plan to reduce troop levels

Americans are much more likely than Germans to see U.S. bases in Germany as important for their country’s national security.
short readsJun 4, 2020

Black Americans face higher COVID-19 risks, are more hesitant to trust medical scientists, get vaccinated

Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.
short readsMay 13, 2020

44% of Americans say they talk about the coronavirus outbreak most or almost all of the time

31% of U.S. adults say they discuss the outbreak with other people most of the time; another 13% say they talk about it almost all of the time.
short readsMay 6, 2020

Black imprisonment rate in the U.S. has fallen by a third since 2006

There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
short readsApr 29, 2020

Coronavirus downturn likely to add to high government debt in some countries

For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
reportApr 8, 2020

As newsrooms face coronavirus-related cuts, 54% of Americans rate media’s response to the outbreak positively

Many U.S. news organizations are covering the coronavirus pandemic while themselves facing financial pressure from the outbreak.
short readsApr 8, 2020

5 facts about Fox News in 2020

While U.S. Democrats turn to a variety of outlets for political news, no source comes close to matching the appeal of Fox News for Republicans.
short readsMar 26, 2020

Most Americans are confident hospitals can handle the needs of the seriously ill during COVID-19 outbreak

71% of U.S. adults say they are confident that medical centers in their area can handle the needs of seriously ill people during the pandemic.
short readsMar 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, three-quarters of Americans said people would cooperate with each other in a crisis

Cooperating in a time of a crisis has taken on urgency as government leaders urge Americans to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19.