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Americans who closely follow political news are more likely to have confidence that the public will accept election results. And that’s true across party boundaries.
Both Democrats and Republicans express far more distrust than trust of social media sites as sources for political and election news.
Roughly six-in-ten U.S. adults often get news on a mobile device, compared with 30% who often do so on a desktop or laptop computer.
Getting news from social media is an increasingly common experience; nearly three-in-ten U.S. adults do so often.
The share of Americans who prefer to get their news online is growing. More Americans get news on social media than from print newspapers.
Newspaper circulation in the U.S. reached its lowest level since 1940, and the audience for local TV news has steadily declined.
A majority of Americans say altered videos and images create confusion about current issues, and most support restrictions on such content.
Photos that exclusively show men make up the majority of photos that show people; representational differences persist across topics
Nearly as many U.S. adults prefer to get local news online as through a TV set. And while Americans prize community connection from their local news providers, they are largely unaware of the financial challenges they face.
