A new study shows a large majority of African-American and Hispanic news consumers don’t fully trust the media to portray their communities accurately, a statistic that could be troubling for the news industry as the minority population of the United States grows. … When asked whether they thought news about […] Read more »
The Fox News Effect
… In March of 1996, Rupert Murdoch announced the introduction of the Fox News network. But the introduction of Fox News did not happen nationally. Instead it was available in only a limited number of cable markets in 1996 and expanded slowly and steadily over the years. … It is a […] Read more »
The New York Times rocked the polling world over the weekend. Here’s why.
The New York Times made a big decision over the weekend. It unveiled a collaboration with an Internet polling company and unveiled the results of its first survey from that collaboration. I reached out to David Leonhardt, the editor of The Upshot, the Times’ data and visual storytelling site, in […] Read more »
Americans show modest interest in Iraq news, less interest in World Cup
So far, the growing crisis in Iraq has not drawn strong interest from the American public. As Sunni militants extend their control of large swaths of Iraq, 25% say they are paying very close attention to the growing violence and political instability in Iraq. CONT. Alec Tyson, Pew Read more »
Americans’ Confidence in News Media Remains Low
Americans’ faith in each of three major news media platforms — television news, newspapers, and news on the Internet — is at or tied with record lows in Gallup’s long-standing confidence in institutions trend. This continues a decades-long decline in the share of Americans saying they have “a great deal” […] Read more »
Public Faith in Congress Falls Again, Hits Historic Low
Americans’ confidence in Congress has sunk to a new low. Seven percent of Americans say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Congress as an American institution, down from the previous low of 10% in 2013. … Americans’ current confidence in Congress is not only […] Read more »