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Pew Research CenterMay 28, 2015
Millennials and Political News

Overall Trust and Distrust of News Sources Roughly the Same Across Generations

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Overall Trust and Distrust of News Sources Roughly the Same Across Generations

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Millennials and Political News
Young vs. Old Millennials
Young vs. Old Gen Xers
Young vs. Old Baby Boomers
Trust and Distrust of News Sources Among Millennials
Trust and Distrust of News Sources Among Gen Xers
Trust and Distrust of News Sources Among Baby Boomers
Trends Panel Web Questionnaire Screenshot 1
Trends Panel Web Questionnaire Screenshot 2
Sample Size and Margin of Error for American Trends Panel (Wave 1)
Baby Boomers Most Likely to See Political Posts on Facebook That Support Their Own Views
Overall Trust and Distrust of News Sources Roughly the Same Across Generations
Millennials and Baby Boomers: A Generational Divide in Sources Relied on for Political News
The Generations Defined
Much Consistency Across Generations When it Comes to Trust and Distrust of News Sources
Millennials Less Interested in Politics Than Older Generations; Talk About it Less Than Baby Boomers
Younger Adults Have Historically Followed National News Less Closely than Older Adults
Millennials Less Aware of 18 out of 36 News Sources
Among Millennials, Facebook Far Exceeds Any Other Source for Political News
Main Source of Government and Political News Across the Three Generations
Millennial Facebook Users Most Likely to See Political Content on the Site
Baby Boomers Least Likely to Follow News Organizations on Facebook
On Twitter, Little Difference Among Generations in the Portion That Follows Various Content Providers
Trust Levels of News Sources by Generation
Trust and Distrust of News Sources Among Millennials

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