News Habits & Media - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/news-habits-media/ Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:17:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/themes/prc-block-theme/assets/img/square.png News Habits & Media - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/news-habits-media/ 32 32 222456345 How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/06/12/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:50:25 +0000 X is still more of a news destination than these other platforms, but the vast majority of users on all four see news-related content.

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]]> 169348 More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/05/28/more-than-half-of-americans-are-following-election-news-closely-and-many-are-already-worn-out/ Tue, 28 May 2024 13:53:57 +0000 More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.

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]]> 168818 Americans have mixed views about how the news media cover Biden’s, Trump’s ages https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/05/23/americans-have-mixed-views-about-how-the-news-media-cover-bidens-trumps-ages/ Thu, 23 May 2024 14:55:41 +0000 Similar shares of U.S. adults believe news organizations are giving too much attention (32%) or too little attention (29%) to Biden’s age.

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]]> 168597 More Americans want the journalists they get news from to share their politics than any other personal trait https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/05/16/more-americans-want-the-journalists-they-get-news-from-to-share-their-politics-than-any-other-personal-trait/ Thu, 16 May 2024 15:03:52 +0000 Most Americans say it is not important that the news they get comes from journalists who share their political views, age, gender or other traits.

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]]> 167721 Americans’ Changing Relationship With Local News https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/05/07/americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news/ Tue, 07 May 2024 13:50:29 +0000 More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.

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]]> 164668 Most Americans say a free press is highly important to society https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/23/most-americans-say-a-free-press-is-highly-important-to-society/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:56:38 +0000 Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, 73% of U.S. adults say the freedom of the press is extremely or very important to the well-being of society.

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]]> 141366 How Hispanic Americans Get Their News https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2024/03/19/how-hispanic-americans-get-their-news/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:56:00 +0000 U.S.-born Latinos mostly get their news in English and prefer it in English, while immigrant Latinos have much more varied habits.

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]]> 87488 Majorities in most countries surveyed say social media is good for democracy https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/23/majorities-in-most-countries-surveyed-say-social-media-is-good-for-democracy/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:56:03 +0000 Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.

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]]> 7774 Introducing the Pew-Knight Initiative https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/21/introducing-the-pew-knight-initiative/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:30:01 +0000 The Pew-Knight Initiative will deliver a comprehensive, real-time look at the information landscape from the standpoints of both consumers and producers of news.

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]]> 7776 8 facts about Black Americans and the news https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/13/8-facts-about-black-americans-and-the-news/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:50:10 +0000 76% of Black adults say they at least sometimes get news on TV, compared with 62% of both White and Hispanic adults and 52% of Asian adults.

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