News and politics in the U.S.

Statistics report on news and politics

News and politics in the U.S.

This statistics report has been compiled to provide statistical information about news and politics in the United States. The report begins with a global overview with additional insights into EU member states, followed by a chapter providing data on consumption and perspectives in the United States. The report also contains information on trust, bias, and credibility. Data includes source and platform usage, differing consumption behavior and perspectives according to party ID, and attitudes to national, local, and mainstream news media.

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Global overview

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  • Basic Statistic Consumers witnessing false information on certain topics worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Leading figures and institutions criticizing news worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic News topics most access on social media worldwide 2023, by network
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for news avoidance worldwide in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Most popular news topics in EU member states 2023
  • Premium Statistic Media used for European political news in Europe 2022
  • Basic Statistic National political news consumption in EU member states 2023, by country

Consumption and perspectives

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  • Basic Statistic Public opinion on news media in the U.S. 2022, by political affiliation
  • Premium Statistic Most used political news sources U.S. 2022, by politics
  • Premium Statistic Most used social media for political news Gen Z and millennials in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic Most visited conservative websites in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic YoY visitor development of leading conservative websites in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on the effects of AI-written news in the U.S. 2023, by party ID

Trust

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  • Premium Statistic Most trusted sources of general news and information worldwide 2011-2023
  • Premium Statistic Sentiment on global leaders in online press worldwide 2017-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. confidence in business, public institutions and other organizations 2022
  • Premium Statistic Level of trust in major U.S. institutions 2022, by institution and political party
  • Premium Statistic Perceived objectivity of mass media in the U.S. 2019-2023, by political affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Trust in selected news sources in the U.S. 2022, by political affiliation

Bias and partisanship

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  • Basic Statistic Bias and fact-checking in news in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic Opinion on political bias in news U.S. 2022, by political affiliation
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views over political bias in social media companies 2023
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes to impartiality of national network news U.S. 2022, by politics
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes to impartiality of local news U.S. 2022, by politics
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on impartiality of journalists U.S. 2022, by politics

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