Media Polarization

Differences within each party on views of foreign policy emerge based on where Americans turn for political news.

U.S. adults explain – in their own words – what they think cancel culture means.

Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.

About two-thirds of news coverage dealt with Biden’s policy agenda, while about three-quarters of early Trump coverage was framed around leadership skills.

While Fox’s audience spans ideologies on the right, its new challengers attract mainly conservatives.

Americans inhabited different information environments, with wide gaps in how they viewed the election and COVID-19.

Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.

About two-thirds of Republicans say the U.S. has controlled the outbreak as much as it could have; 88% of Democrats disagree.

Republicans are about four times as likely as Democrats to say voter fraud has been a major issue with mail-in ballots.

More Americans hold positive than negative views of the news media’s COVID-19 coverage, but Republicans and Democrats remain starkly divided.