Online news outlets and social media platforms are key sources of news consumption today, yet how consumers evaluate the trustworthiness of this content remains underexplored. Gallup, in partnership with the Knight Foundation, built an online platform to assess trust in the media. The first cycle of experiments conducted on the […] Read more »
How Data Privacy Blunders and Conspiracy Theories Helped Fuel the ‘Techlash’
Smartphone addiction, data privacy blunders, and a growth-at-all costs mentality has led to public backlash against the tech industry that some refer to as “techlash.” That rising skepticism was the focus of heated debate at Fortune‘s Brainstorm Tech conference on Tuesday in Aspen, Colo. Is the tech industry good, bad—or […] Read more »
Where You Watch TV News Predicts Your Feelings On Immigration
When it comes to immigration policy, Americans’ attitudes often break down along party lines, with most Republicans supporting President Trump’s immigration policies, and Democrats vigorously opposed. But according to a new NPR-Ipsos poll, there’s an even better predictor of how you feel about immigration: where you get your TV news. […] Read more »
Biased? Inaccurate? Americans Rate Media From PBS to Fox
Americans overwhelmingly say the news media are biased, and many also say news media are inaccurate. Why is this the case, and what can be done about it? How do Americans’ perceptions of specific media outlets’ bias and accuracy play a role in this loss of confidence? Sam Gill, vice […] Read more »
Russian Influence Campaign Sought To Exploit Americans’ Trust In Local News
Russia’s information attack against the United States during the 2016 election cycle sought to take advantage of the greater trust that Americans tend to place in local news. The information operatives who worked out of the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg did not stop at posing as American social […] Read more »
American political behavior firmly outside the norm for consolidated democracies
Our expert survey results in May-June 2018 demonstrate significantly increased threat levels compared to April, with ratings worsening on all six dimensions of democratic performance. … The results give us clear reasons to be concerned about the future of American democracy. May and June saw increases in threat levels across […] Read more »