Cable News Fact Sheet
In 2022, both prime-time and daytime cable news audiences increased for Fox News but decreased for CNN, MSNBC and Newsmax.
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Network News Fact Sheet
Financially, advertiser expenditures for the news programs of the three major networks have declined substantially since 2020.
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For National Radio Day, key facts about radio listeners and the radio industry in the U.S.
About eight-in-ten Americans ages 12 and older listen to terrestrial radio in a given week.
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Hispanic and Black News Media Fact Sheet
News media made by and for Black and Hispanic Americans – the two largest racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S. – have been a consistent part of the country’s news landscape. Explore statistics on the Hispanic- and Black-oriented news industry.
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Public Broadcasting Fact Sheet
Hundreds of local and regional radio and television stations comprise the U.S. public media system.
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A Profile of the Top-Ranked Podcasts in the U.S.
True crime is the most common topic, making up 24% of top-ranked podcasts; 15% of the top podcasts focus on news. The next most common topics are politics and government (10%); entertainment, pop culture and the arts (9%); and self-help and relationships (8%).
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Most U.S. journalists are concerned about press freedoms
57% of U.S. journalists surveyed say they are extremely or very concerned about potential restrictions on press freedoms in the country.
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U.S. journalists’ beats vary widely by gender and other factors
A survey of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists found that the beats American journalists cover vary widely by gender and other factors.
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After increasing in 2020, layoffs at large U.S. newspapers and digital news sites declined in 2021
In 2021, 11% of high-circulation newspapers experienced layoffs, compared with three times that share the year before (33%).
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About one-in-six U.S. journalists at news outlets are part of a union; many more would join one if they could
41% of U.S. journalists who are employed at least part time at a news outlet say they would join a union if it were available to them.
