Technology has changed how people consume news, as well as the process of gathering it. Information is now almost instantaneous and available anywhere in the world. And news has been democratized so that voices outside the mainstream can be heard.
This is healthy for democracy but is an earthquake for the business of journalism. Newspaper circulation is dropping, newsroom staffs are shrinking, and ad revenue is declining. Pew tracks these changes through its annual state of the news media reports, providing fact-based analysis of the growth of digital news sites, the purchase of major journalism institutions by entrepreneurs, the use of mobile devices to access news, the mixing of news and marketing through sponsor-generated content, and other trends in journalism.
Recent Work
A majority of Democrats (60%) are highly concerned about press freedoms – about double the share of Republicans (28%).
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Across 35 countries, there are some disconnects between how people rate the importance of free expression and how free they feel they actually are.
The post Free Expression Seen as Important Globally, but Not Everyone Thinks Their Country Has Press, Speech and Internet Freedoms appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Democrats and Democratic leaners are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to support government restrictions on false information online.
The post Support dips for U.S. government, tech companies restricting false or violent online content appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Far fewer are hearing about the administration’s relationship with the media than was the case early in President Donald Trump’s first term.
The post Most Americans Say They Are Tuned In to News About the Trump Administration appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to support ending federal funding for public media.
The post Americans more likely to support than oppose continuing federal funding for NPR and PBS appeared first on Pew Research Center.
In an open-ended question, we asked U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from news influencers to name the first one who comes to mind for them.
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Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.
The post 5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19 appeared first on Pew Research Center.
On issues as varied as education and crime, Americans often have a rosier view of how things are going in their communities than in the nation as a whole.
The post On issue after issue, Americans say things are going better locally than nationally appeared first on Pew Research Center.
