News Habits & Media

reportMar 19, 2024

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U.S.-born Latinos mostly get their news in English and prefer it in English, while immigrant Latinos have much more varied habits.

short readFeb 7, 2024

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short readOct 27, 2022

U.S. adults under 30 now trust information from social media almost as much as from national news outlets

Half of 18- to 29-year-olds say they have at least some trust in the information they get from social media sites.
short readOct 20, 2022

Key facts about Parler

While 38% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Parler, just 1% of Americans regularly get news there.
short readOct 13, 2022

After increasing in 2020, layoffs at large U.S. newspapers and digital news sites declined in 2021

In 2021, 11% of high-circulation newspapers experienced layoffs, compared with three times that share the year before (33%).
reportOct 6, 2022

The Role of Alternative Social Media in the News and Information Environment

In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.
short readAug 4, 2022

About one-in-six U.S. journalists at news outlets are part of a union; many more would join one if they could

41% of U.S. journalists who are employed at least part time at a news outlet say they would join a union if it were available to them.
short readJul 13, 2022

U.S. journalists differ from the public in their views of ‘bothsidesism’ in journalism

55% of journalists surveyed say that every side does not always deserve equal coverage in the news. 22% of Americans overall say the same.
short readJun 30, 2022

5 facts about political tweets shared by U.S. adults

Here are five facts about political content on Twitter, such as the content and nature of these posts.
short readJun 27, 2022

Twitter is the go-to social media site for U.S. journalists, but not for the public

The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news.
reportJun 16, 2022

Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political

Roughly one-quarter of American adults use Twitter. And when they share their views on the site, quite often they are doing so about politics and political issues.
reportJun 14, 2022

Hispanic Americans’ Trust in and Engagement With Science

Increasing representation in science is seen as important for attracting more Hispanic people to science.

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reportJun 14, 2022

A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.

fact sheetNov 15, 2023

Digital news has become an important part of Americans’ news media diets, with social media playing a crucial role in news consumption.

reportOct 6, 2022

In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms.

reportApr 5, 2022