Kaitlyn Radde Archives

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data essayMay 13, 2025

What Is News?

As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut.
featureAug 27, 2024

Why Many Parents and Teens Think It’s Harder Being a Teen Today

Is it harder being a teen today? Or do they have it easier than those of past generations? We asked parents and teens who say being a teenager has gotten harder or easier to explain in their own words why they think so.
featureFeb 6, 2024

An Audio Tour Through America’s Top-Ranked Podcasts

To offer a taste of the variety of topics the top-ranked podcasts represent, and to give a sense of what podcast listeners experience, we compiled clips from the shows we studied.
short readsDec 22, 2023

Black Americans are more likely than others to say they see problematic news coverage of Black people

About four-in-ten Black Americans (39%) say they extremely or fairly often see or hear news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive.