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May 9, 2017
Americans’ Attitudes About the News Media Deeply Divided Along Partisan Lines
More Democrats turn to news organizations for digital news
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Americans’ Attitudes About the News Media Deeply Divided Along Partisan Lines
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Partisan gap in trust of national media widens
About one-fifth of adults say national news organizations do a very good job, but Democrats now more likely to say this than Republicans
Higher interest in national news driven by Democrats
Use of mobile devices for news continues to grow
More Democrats turn to news organizations for digital news
Four-in-ten say political news from friends and family online represents one side
Several factors have an impact on perceived trustworthiness of news stories
Interest in news
Desktop and mobile news use
Desktop and mobile news use preference
Job approval of national and local media
Trust in the news media
Views of the watchdog role of the media
Views of media bias
Factors in perceived trustworthiness of news stories
Online news sources
Accuracy of online news sources
Perception of bias of news from friends and family online
Overall, a majority of the public supports news media’s watchdog role, but 2017 reveals sharpest divide ever measured
Parties show more disagreement on attitudes about news media
Continued rise in use of mobile devices for news
Little change in support for the news media’s watchdog role, but Democrats and Republicans now diverge
Party support for watchdog role often shifts with control of the White House; 2017 shows greatest divide ever measured
Sense that news media favor one side remains strong, but a larger partisan gap emerges
Republicans consistently more likely to say news media favor one side
Americans express only moderate trust in most news source types and continue to have much lower trust in social media
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