Jeffrey Gottfried

Overall, 36% of Americans get science news at least a few times a week and three-in-ten actively seek it. Most get science news from general news outlets, but more see specialty sources as being accurate.

Today, 67% of U.S. adults get at least some news on social media. Twitter, YouTube and Snapchat serve as sources of news for more of their users, though Facebook still leads as a source of news for Americans.

As of August 2017, 43% of Americans report often getting news online, just 7 points lower than the 50% who often get news on television.

Large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans say the relationship between the two is unhealthy.

When we asked people if they regularly got news about the 2016 presidential election through either the print or online version of four specific U.S. newspapers, three of these papers – The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal – attracted more adults younger than 50 than 50 and older as regular readers.

A unique study of Americans’ online news habits over the course of a week provides a detailed window into how Americans learn about current events in the digital age.

Trump voters named one source more than any other as their main source of election news, whereas Clinton voters were spread across an array of sources.

A majority of U.S. adults (59%) reject the idea of adding interpretation, saying that the news media should present the facts alone

As the news media cover the turbulent 2016 presidential election, there’s been considerable debate around how much emphasis they should put on inaccurate or potentially offensive statements made by candidates.

Americans are divided in what they consider the most positive and negative attribute of the news media, and much of that divide follows party lines.