{"id":322125,"date":"2026-06-29T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=322125"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:58:30","slug":"which-americans-are-most-likely-to-have-spoken-with-a-local-journalist","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/29\/which-americans-are-most-likely-to-have-spoken-with-a-local-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Americans are most likely to have spoken with a local journalist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pew Knight Initiative<\/summary>\n
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The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. Learn more ><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

About this research<\/summary>\n

This analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative<\/a> looks at how many Americans say they have spoken with or been interviewed by a local journalist, and who is most likely to have done so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why we did this<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center regularly asks Americans about their relationship with local news<\/a>. This research aims to better understand the public\u2019s interactions with local news media and adds to our ongoing exploration of their views of the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our research on news habits and media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How we did this<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We surveyed 3,560 U.S. adults from Dec. 8 to 14, 2025. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey reflects the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are our survey questions<\/a>, the detailed responses <\/a>and the methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a Pew Research Center analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related publications online at https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

About a quarter of Americans (23%) say they have ever spoken with or been interviewed by a local journalist or reporter, according to a December 2025 Pew Research Center survey<\/a> from the Pew-Knight Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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