How news consumption impacts views of the pandemic

We often describe America as existing in a split reality, with public opinion divided neatly along partisan lines. Yet as our polling data reveals, where Americans get their information can be just as determinative of where they stand on the pandemic as partisanship.

Naturally, there’s a strong overlap between what news Americans consume and what their core beliefs are. People tend to gravitate towards sources that reinforce their particular point of view, which then becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy as fact, spin and belief all collide to form a closed loop.

Perspectives become even more complicated when news source overlaps with partisanship. CONTINUED

Clifford Young & Catherine Morris, Ipsos


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