… In a country as large and diverse as the U.S., how do citizens know whether the economy is doing better or worse? One obvious source of information is the news media. In fact, some political scientists have found that negative news coverage of the economy can shape public opinion, […] Read more »
5 facts about Fox News
Fox News, the influential cable network launched by Rupert Murdoch in 1996, holds a unique place in the American media landscape, particularly for those on the ideological right. While Democrats in the United States turn to and place their trust in a variety of media outlets for political news, no […] Read more »
It’s not easy for ordinary citizens to identify fake news
… How good are people at sifting out fake news? In a collaboration between the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics and the Stanford Cyber Policy Center (supported by the Hewlett Foundation), we’ve been investigating whether ordinary individuals in the United States who encounter news when it first appears […] Read more »
The most prominent voice at coronavirus briefings is the least trusted one: Trump’s
Each evening for the past several weeks, President Trump, officials from his administration and representatives of the White House coronavirus task force have assembled in the White House briefing room or in the Rose Garden to provide updates to the press on the coronavirus pandemic. The most prominent voice in […] Read more »
Cable TV and COVID-19: How Americans perceive the outbreak and view media coverage differ by main news source
Coverage of COVID-19 has dominated the news and resulted in skyrocketing ratings for the nation’s cable news networks. And according to a survey conducted March 10-16, 2020, as a part of Pew Research Center’s Election News Pathways project, responses to that coverage and the pandemic itself vary notably among Americans […] Read more »
Navigating Coronavirus: March 31 Update
… This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,017 registered voters conducted March 25-30, 2020 and a combined dataset of all Navigator Daily tracking of 2,722 registered voters conducted March 20-30, 2020. Key Takeaways • Americans are increasingly worried about the impact […] Read more »