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In general, Republicans and Republican leaners are much less likely than Democrats to trust the information they get from national news organizations.
U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is.
Pew Research Center’s News Media Tracker shows data on Americans’ awareness of, use of and trust in 30 major news sources to map out part of the U.S. media ecosystem.
As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut.
53% of Republicans have at least some trust in information from national news outlets in 2025, up from 40% in 2024.
We took a closer look at how Americans’ views and experiences have evolved on a variety of topics over the last 20 years.
More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.
The Pew-Knight Initiative will deliver a comprehensive, real-time look at the information landscape from the standpoints of both consumers and producers of news.
76% of Black adults say they at least sometimes get news on TV, compared with 62% of both White and Hispanic adults and 52% of Asian adults.
55% of journalists surveyed say that every side does not always deserve equal coverage in the news. 22% of Americans overall say the same.
