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  • DISCUSSGENZ3. Race/ethnicity

    Population Percent who think its very/extremely important for news to “provide forums for community discussion” White 41% Hispanic 39% Black 38%

    June 21, 2023
  • DISCUSSGENZ2. Urban/suburban/rural

    Population Percent who think its very/extremely important for news to “provide forums for community discussion” Suburban 43% Urban 33% Rural 21%

    June 21, 2023
  • DISCUSSGENZ1. Pay vs. non-pay

    Population Percent who think its very/extremely important for news to “provide forums for community discussion” Pay or donate 43% Do not pay or donate 35%

    June 21, 2023
  • BLACKGENZ3. Hard news

    All Americans ages 16-40 Black Americans ages 16-40 National politics or government 15% 9% Social issues such as abortion, gun policy, and LGBTQ issues 15% [...]

    March 8, 2023
  • BLACKGENZ2. Health or mental health

    Daily or more (Black) Daily or more (White) Health or mental health 62% 55%

    March 8, 2023
  • BLACKGENZ1. Social media

    Daily or more (Black) Daily or more (White) YouTube 45% 33% Facebook 43% 42% Instagram 42% 30% TikTok 34% 27% Twitter 31% 21% Snapchat 27% [...]

    March 8, 2023
  • MISINFOGENZ2. Stakeholders are seen as equally responsible to address misinformation spread.

    Institution A great deal/Quite a bit A moderate amount Only a little/Not at all The news media 54% 25% 19% The U.S. government 51% 27% [...]

    December 12, 2022
  • OTHERDIVIDE1. Journalists’ estimates of polarization

    Source Estimate or % of Respondents Journalists’ Estimates 53.0% GfK (Summer 2016) 21.3% SSI (Fall 2018) 14.6% CCES (Fall 2018) 20.3% Dynata (Spring 2019) 11.5%

    April 11, 2022
  • VALUES 19: Revising Story on Political Corruption Made It More Credible to Skeptical Audiences

    Moral value Standard version Revised version People who most value authority* 53% 75% People who most value loyalty* 53% 73% People who most value purity* [...]

    April 8, 2021
  • VALUES 18: Broadening Pollution Story Can Build More Engagement across Audiences

    Moral value Standard version Revised version People who most value authority* 28 57 People who most value loyalty* 33 54 People who most value care* [...]

    April 8, 2021
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