Mean response for article without adjudication* Mean response for article with adjudication* Find the article unbiased, credible 5.23 5.64 Believe that the article satisfied a [...]
Hours spent managing comments % of publishers 2 to 4 15% 5 to 8 11.25% 9 to 12 20% 13 to 16 27.5% 17 to [...]
Comments platform % websites using Facebook Comments 52.6% Disqus 39.2% Other 8.2%
Information source % publishers Asked other newspapers 85% Conducted focus groups 29% Fielded audience surveys 29% Tested paywall with subset of visitors 28% Consulted with [...]
Free stories % of publishers 5 or fewer 28% 6 or 7 16% 10 27.5% 11 or more 18% other 11%
Top three devices, means of discovery, and sources African Americans and Hispanics use for news about their communities Rank African Americans Hispanics Top devices for [...]
Digital Divide Figure 23: Topics Americans are most passionate about across racial and ethnic groups
Topic African Americans Hispanics Whites Politics and government 18% 13%* 23% Local affairs 16% 12% 11% Traffic and weather 9% 16%* 9% Business and finance [...]
Most commonly cited devices, means of discovery, and news sources for following up on breaking news Question: “Where did you go for more information?” Rank [...]
Most commonly cited devices, means of discovery and news sources for breaking news Question: “Thinking about that breaking news story, how did you first find [...]
Story subject African Americans Hispanics Whites Politics 15%* 14%* 29% Weather 20% 17% 15% National crime 16% 12% 16% Local general 15%* 17%* 9% Sports [...]
© 1946 - 2026 American Press Institute • All Rights Reserved •