A 2023 survey held in the United States found that 26 percent of respondents saw or heard news coverage about Black people that was racist or racially insensitive extremely or fairly often. In contrast, 41 percent said they rarely or never saw news coverage they believed to be insensitive to Black people.
Frequency of seeing or hearing news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive among news consumers in the United States as of March 2023
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Frequency of seeing or hearing news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive among news consumers in the United States as of March 2023
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Pew Research Center. (May 16, 2024). Frequency of seeing or hearing news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive among news consumers in the United States as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478398/racially-insensitive-news-coverage-consumption-frequency-us/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of seeing or hearing news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive among news consumers in the United States as of March 2023." Chart. May 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478398/racially-insensitive-news-coverage-consumption-frequency-us/
Pew Research Center. (2024). Frequency of seeing or hearing news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive among news consumers in the United States as of March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478398/racially-insensitive-news-coverage-consumption-frequency-us/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of Seeing or Hearing News Coverage about Black People That Is Racist or Racially Insensitive among News Consumers in The United States as of March 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478398/racially-insensitive-news-coverage-consumption-frequency-us/
Pew Research Center, Frequency of seeing or hearing news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive among news consumers in the United States as of March 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478398/racially-insensitive-news-coverage-consumption-frequency-us/ (last visited April 17, 2025)
Frequency of seeing or hearing news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive among news consumers in the United States as of March 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478398/racially-insensitive-news-coverage-consumption-frequency-us/
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