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  • MYMEDIA3: Americans are more likely to say the news media they use most are very accurate than they are to say the same about the news media generally

    “The news media” “The news media you use most often” Very accurate 17% 34% Somewhat accurate 66% 56% Not too accurate 13% 9% Not at [...]

    May 24, 2017
  • MYMEDIA7: People are nearly twice as likely to think the media they use are moral than they are to think it about media in general

    “The news media” “The news media you use most often” Are moral 24% 53% Are immoral 30% 15% Neither applies 44% 31%  

    May 24, 2017
  • MYMEDIA8: Republicans say both the news media generally and the news media they use most often keep political leaders from doing their job at higher rates than Democrats or independents

    Democrats Independents Republicans “The news media” 18% 29% 59% “The news media you use most often” 15% 34% 59%  

    May 24, 2017
  • MYMEDIA9: Democrats are most likely to say the news media generally treat all sides fairly. When asked about the media they use most often, their percentages were still higher than the other groups’, but less dramatically so

    Democrats Independents Republicans “The news media” 45% 26% 15% “The news media you use most often” 56% 44% 45%

    May 24, 2017
  • MYMEDIA10: Too liberal

    Democrats Independents Republicans “The news media” are too liberal 15% 36% 69% “The news media” are just about right 68% 47% 23% “The news media [...]

    May 24, 2017
  • MYMEDIA12: And on a battery of other questions, a similar shift occurs:

    And on a battery of other questions,a similar shift occurs: “The news media” “The news media you use most often” Democrats Independents Republicans Democrats Independents [...]

    May 24, 2017
  • MYMEDIA14: Older Americans are more likely to say they can trust both the news media generally and the news media they use most often.

    Age 39 and younger Age 40 and older “The news media” 11% 22% “The news media you use most often” 14% 31%  

    May 24, 2017
  • MYMEDIA19: Republicans find it hard to tell news from opinion in the media generally, but party differences disappear when people are asked about media they use

    Democrats Independents Republicans “The news media” 22% 31% 48% “The news media you use most often” 22% 26% 26%  

    May 24, 2017
  • SUBS2: Older adults are more likely to pay for news but not as markedly as some might think

    Percent 18-34 years old 37% 35-49 years old 51% 50-64 years old 59% 65 years old and older 75%  

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS3: Seekers are more likely than bumpers to pay for news

    Percent Seekers 62% Bumpers 38%

    May 2, 2017
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