short readMay 17, 2021 More Americans now see the media’s influence growing compared with a year ago When Americans were asked to evaluate the media’s standing in the nation, 41% say news organizations are growing in their influence.
short readMay 7, 2021 Broad agreement in U.S. – even among partisans – on which news outlets are part of the ‘mainstream media’ We asked U.S. adults whether they consider each of 13 different news outlets to be a part of the mainstream media or not.
short readDec 8, 2020 Many Americans are unsure whether sources of news do their own reporting Roughly half of Americans or more were able to correctly identify whether three of the six sources asked about do their own reporting.
short readNov 2, 2020 Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’ve seen their own news sources report facts meant to favor one side 59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
short readOct 28, 2020 Americans blame unfair news coverage on media outlets, not the journalists who work for them About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) say news organizations tend to favor one side when presenting the news on political and social issues.
short readOct 9, 2020 Most Americans see a place for anonymous sources in news stories, but not all the time A majority (82%) say there are times when it is acceptable for journalists to use anonymous sources, with 67% saying it is acceptable only in special cases.
short readJul 24, 2020 A look at the Americans who believe there is some truth to the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was planned Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
short readJun 25, 2020 Black, Hispanic and white adults feel the news media misunderstand them, but for very different reasons 59% of Americans think news organizations do not understand people like them, while a minority – 37% – say they do feel understood.
short readMay 28, 2020 Around three-in-ten Americans are very confident they could fact-check news about COVID-19 Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
reportFeb 26, 2020 Most say journalists should be watchdogs, but views of how well they fill this role vary by party, media diet Nearly three out of four U.S. adults say that, in general, it’s important for journalists to function as watchdogs over elected officials.