Amy Watson
Research expert covering news and publishing
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Friendliness of media to the people U.S. 2018, by political affiliation
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U.S. voters preferred media sources for political information 2018
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Public opinion on the political leaning of national news in the U.S. 2018
Politics and government conservative news source usage in the U.S. 2021
Most used conservative news sources for political news in the past week in the United States as of March 2021
Government and politics news viewing in the U.S. 2019, by medium
Most popular news platforms for political and government issues among adults in the United States as of November 2019
Sources of government and politics news in the U.S. 2019
Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019
Opinion on political bias in news U.S. 2022, by political affiliation
Public opinion on the extent of political bias in news coverage in the United States as of July 2022, by political affiliation
Usage of late night shows as a source for political news in the U.S. 2019
Share of adults who use late night shows as a source for political news in the United States as of March 2019
Moderator neutrality in presidential debates opinions U.S. 2019
Public opinion on how much a moderator's political ideology matters when moderating presidential debates on television in the United States as of July 2019
Public opinion on the press' ability to publish government secrets in the U.S. 2019
Public opinion on whether the press should be allowed to publish true and newsworthy government secrets in the United States as of April 2019
U.S. share of trust in institutions 2023, by institution
Share of trust in institutions in the United States in 2023, by institution
Perceived objectivity of mass media in the U.S. 2019-2023, by political affiliation
Share of adults who trust the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly in the United States from 2019 to 2023, by political affiliation
Trust in selected news sources in the U.S. 2022, by political affiliation
Share of adults who have trust in selected news sources in the United States as of February 2022, by political affiliation
Trusted sources for news on politics and government in the U.S. 2019
Most trusted source for political and elections news according to adults in the United States as of November 2019
U.S. political news sources more likely to be trusted by Republicans 2019
Political news sources that are trusted by more Republicans than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019
U.S. political news sources more likely to be trusted by Democrats 2019
Political news sources that are trusted by more Democrats than distrusted in the United States as of November 2019
U.S. political news sources more likely to be distrusted by Republicans 2019
Political news sources that are distrusted by more Republicans than trusted in the United States as of November 2019
U.S. political news sources more likely to be distrusted by Democrats 2019
Political news sources that are distrusted by more Democrats than trusted in the United States as of November 2019
Journalism and ethics the U.S. 2019
Attitudes towards unethical journalism among adults in the United States in 2019
Opinion on fake news as a serious problem in the U.S. 2019, by political affiliation
Share of adults who believe fake news is a major problem in the United States as of March 2019, by political affiliation
Spread of fake news during the 2016 presidential election in the U.S.
Share of adults who saw any fake news stories online during the 2016 presidential election in the United States as of October 2017
Spread of fake news during the 2016 presidential election U.S., by politics
Share of adults who saw any fake news stories online during the 2016 presidential election in the United States as of October 2017
Top hashtags used by U.S. Congress Democrats in 2021
Top hashtags used by Democrat members of the United States Congress in 2021
Top hashtags used by U.S. Congress Republicans in 2021
Top hashtags used by Republican members of the United States Congress in 2021
U.S. presidential election 2020: Democratic party debate Twitter mentions
Number of debate day Twitter mentions for candidates during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates as of July 2019 (in 1,000s)
U.S. opinion of politicians being able to block users on social media 2019, by party
Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by political stance
U.S. states with the largest political advertising spending on Google 2018-2020
U.S. states with the largest political advertising spending on Google as of November 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
U.S. largest political advertisers on Google 2018-2023, by ad spend
Largest political advertisers on Google in the United States as of November 2023, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars)
Presidential candidates’ political ad spend on Facebook and Google U.S. 2020
Political advertising spending on Facebook and Google of selected presidential candidates in the United States between January and May 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
Federal campaign political advertising spending in the U.S. 2020, by medium
Estimated federal campaign political advertising spending in the United States in 2020, by medium (in billion U.S. dollars)
Political video advertising spending in the U.S. 2018-2020, by format
Political video advertising spending in the United States in 2018 and 2020, by format (in billion U.S. dollars)
Views on government regulation of social media running political ads U.S. 2019
Share of adults who think the government should regulate how social media companies run political advertising in the United States as of April 2019
Views on social media firms implementing stricter rules for political ads U.S. 2019
Perspectives on social media companies introducing stricter rules for displaying political ads according to adults in the United States as of April 2019
Media attention and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
Public opinion on the amount of attention paid to the coronavirus by the news media in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation
Opinion on the media exaggerating coronavirus news U.S. 2020, by politics
Share of adults who think the media has exaggerated news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation
Media accuracy and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
Public opinion on the accuracy of news about the coronavirus in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation
Fake news exposure and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
Share of adults who have seen fake or made up news about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020, by political affiliation
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