This statistic shows the public opinion on the news media reporting of climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political view. During the survey, more than 70 percent of the responding conservative Republicans said that the media exaggerates the threat from climate change.
Public opinion on the news media reporting of climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*
* Include independents and other non-partisans who “lean” toward the parties. Respondents who do not lean toward a political party and other responses on each question are not shown.
Original question: Percent of adults in each who group say the following: "...news media generally ... in their reporting on climate change."
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Pew Research Center. (October 4, 2016). Public opinion on the news media reporting of climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654759/public-perception-of-climate-change-reporting-in-the-news-media-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on the news media reporting of climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*." Chart. October 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654759/public-perception-of-climate-change-reporting-in-the-news-media-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Public opinion on the news media reporting of climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654759/public-perception-of-climate-change-reporting-in-the-news-media-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on The News Media Reporting of Climate Change in The United States as of May 2016, by Political Affiliation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654759/public-perception-of-climate-change-reporting-in-the-news-media-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on the news media reporting of climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654759/public-perception-of-climate-change-reporting-in-the-news-media-by-political-party/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Public opinion on the news media reporting of climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654759/public-perception-of-climate-change-reporting-in-the-news-media-by-political-party/
