News Platforms & Sources

Millennials rely on Facebook for their political news, while Baby Boomers turn to local TV. And while Millennials are less engaged with political news, they trust news sources as much as older generations do.

We asked residents in Denver, Macon, Ga., and Sioux City, Iowa, about the actions they take to gather, share and add to the news in their communities.

Our annual report surveys the landscape of U.S. journalism, from the changes driven by mobile devices to the ups and downs of legacy news organizations.

The public's muted response on possible government monitoring of their online behavior differs from that of investigative journalists, whose work makes them potential targets for monitoring.

We wanted to analyze the role Facebook played as a means for people to hear about, discuss and share local news. But getting the data we needed wasn't easy.

Here's a rundown of what worked and what didn't in using Twitter for our research of three local news ecosystems.

And more think keeping up with local news has gotten easier than harder, according to our analysis of the media landscape in three U.S. cities.

Pew Research Center's new report examines the local news environment in three U.S. metropolitan areas of different population size and demographic makeup.

Our new report on local news in a digital age looks at both the organizations providing the news and the residents consuming it.

In-depth case studies in three disparate cities (Denver, Macon and Sioux City) show that local news still matters, with nearly nine-in-ten city residents following it closely.