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 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:59:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/images/symbol-alt.svg News Habits & Media - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/news-habits-media/ 32 32 222456345 Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/24/few-americans-pay-for-news-when-they-encounter-paywalls/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:53:41 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=263205 Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.

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]]> 263205 The Political Gap in Americans’ News Sources https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/06/10/the-political-gap-in-americans-news-sources/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:19:36 +0000 Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to both use and trust many major news sources, according to Pew Research Center.

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]]> 261022 Republicans have become more likely since 2024 to trust information from news outlets, social media https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/08/republicans-have-become-more-likely-since-2024-to-trust-information-from-news-outlets-social-media/ Thu, 08 May 2025 13:48:35 +0000 53% of Republicans have at least some trust in information from national news outlets in 2025, up from 40% in 2024.

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]]> 8416 Americans largely foresee AI having negative effects on news, journalists https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/28/americans-largely-foresee-ai-having-negative-effects-on-news-journalists/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:00:21 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=223609 About six-in-ten Americans (59%) say AI will lead to fewer jobs for journalists in the next two decades.

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]]> 223609 Americans remain concerned about press freedoms, but partisan views have flipped since 2024 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/24/americans-remain-concerned-about-press-freedoms-but-partisan-views-have-flipped-since-2024/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:57:47 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=224447 A majority of Democrats (60%) are highly concerned about press freedoms – about double the share of Republicans (28%).

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]]> 224447 Free Expression Seen as Important Globally, but Not Everyone Thinks Their Country Has Press, Speech and Internet Freedoms https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/04/24/free-expression-seen-as-important-globally-but-not-everyone-thinks-their-country-has-press-speech-and-internet-freedoms/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:56:44 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=223382 Across 35 countries, there are some disconnects between how people rate the importance of free expression and how free they feel they actually are.

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]]> 223382 Support dips for U.S. government, tech companies restricting false or violent online content https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/14/support-dips-for-us-government-tech-companies-restricting-false-or-violent-online-content/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:52:47 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=222717 Democrats and Democratic leaners are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to support government restrictions on false information online.

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]]> 222717 Most Americans Say They Are Tuned In to News About the Trump Administration https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/03/31/most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:40:30 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=203108 Far fewer are hearing about the administration’s relationship with the media than was the case early in President Donald Trump’s first term.

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]]> 203108 Americans more likely to support than oppose continuing federal funding for NPR and PBS https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/26/americans-more-likely-to-support-than-oppose-continuing-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:20:56 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=202978 Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to support ending federal funding for public media.

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]]> 202978 No consensus on who comes to mind when Americans are asked to name a news influencer https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/19/no-consensus-on-who-comes-to-mind-when-americans-are-asked-to-name-a-news-influencer/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:57:42 +0000 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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