<p>The Pew Research Center studies and tracks the American public’s attitudes toward the news media and how individuals use news media channels.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Welcome to Fact Tank, a new, real-time platform from the Pew Research Center, dedicated to finding news in the numbers. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899478381&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=Introducing Fact Tank&WT.z_contenttype=Report As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on two same-sex marriage cases, and with several other high-profile cases on its docket, the court's favorability rating remains close to an all-time low. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:14:47 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899463071&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=Supreme Court's Favorable Rating Still at Historic Low&WT.z_contenttype=Report In the news media, a continued erosion of reporting resources has converged with growing opportunities for newsmakers, such as political figures, government agencies, companies and others, to take their messages directly to the public. The public, for its part, is not very aware of the financial struggles that have led to the news industry's cutbacks in reporting, but nearly one-in-three (31%) say they have stopped turning to a particular news outlet because it no longer provides the news they were accustomed to getting. These are among the major findings in the Pew Research Center's 2013 State of the News Media report, its 10th annual report on the health and status of American journalism. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:11:29 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899460570&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=Nearly 1-in-3 Say They Have Abandoned a News Source&WT.z_contenttype=Report The vast majority of gun owners say that having a gun makes them feel safer. And far more today than in 1999 cite protection – rather than hunting or other activities – as the main reason they own guns. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:07:58 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899458868&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=Nearly Half Say Protection is Top Reason for Owning a Gun&WT.z_contenttype=Report If the president and Congress cannot reach a deficit reduction agreement before the deadline, 40% of Americans say it would be better to let the automatic spending cuts go into effect, while 49% say it would be better to delay the cuts. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:11:04 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899453169&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=4-in-10 Say Let Sequester Happen&WT.z_contenttype=Report The report follows a year-long effort to identify newspaper successes in the search for new business models. This report analyzes four such dailies whose executives explained, in detail, the motivation and strategy behind their experiments and shared internal data about the results with the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:18:12 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899450451&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=4 Newspapers Find Success in Grim Economic Landscape&WT.z_contenttype=Report The latest update of the Pew Research Center’s regular News IQ quiz uses a set of 13 pictures, maps, graphs and symbols to test knowledge of current affairs. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:46:13 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899449129&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=Test Your News IQ&WT.z_contenttype=Report Trust in the federal government remains mired near a historic low, while frustration with government remains high and for the first time, a majority of the public says that the federal government threatens their personal rights and freedoms. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:22:30 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899447494&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=Interactive: Explore Public Attitudes Toward Government, 1958-2013&WT.z_contenttype=Report See findings from this year’s surveys that told us a bigger story about the trends shaping our world, including politics, the economy, the rise of social media, education and other key issues. Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899439524&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=News Media&WT.rss_a=Top Pew Research Findings for 2012&WT.z_contenttype=Report Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx