… The sponsors of the first two Republican debates, Fox News and CNN, understandably worry about a huge field of at least 14 candidates, and possibly 16, by this summer. But both Fox and CNN are making it worse. They propose an A-team debate with 10 (CNN says maybe eight) […] Read more »
The Age of Insight: Telling Stories with Data
Journalism is undergoing a data-driven revolution. Pioneers in data journalism speak about the role and importance of using data in reporting, walk through some examples of their work, and share their thoughts on where the industry is headed. Google News Lab Read more »
The Pollsters’ Guide to Reporting on Polls
Attention, America: The 2016 horse race is on. Most everyone who’s floated the idea of running for president already has formally declared. And as the number of official candidates continues to grow, the more reporters will turn to pollsters and ask: Who’s winning? … So we wanted to know: How […] Read more »
Confidence in U.S. Institutions Still Below Historical Norms
Americans’ confidence in most major U.S. institutions remains below the historical average for each one. Only the military (72%) and small business (67%) — the highest-rated institutions in this year’s poll — are currently rated higher than their historical norms, based on the percentage expressing “a great deal” or “quite […] Read more »
What Fox News Still Isn’t Saying About Its GOP Debate
… We have known for a few weeks that Fox News and CNN are going to invite the top 10 candidates based on a national polling average. We also have known that CNN is going to have a secondary debate for those candidates who missed the cut but hit at […] Read more »
Millennials and Political News
When it comes to where younger Americans get news about politics and government, social media look to be the local TV of the Millennial generation. About six-in-ten online Millennials (61%) report getting political news on Facebook in a given week, a much larger percentage than turn to any other news […] Read more »