Articles by

Justin McCarthy

  • Learning and Impact

    Turning to the Names We Know: Show Hosts and Journalists Top Individuals Followed for News

    This article is the second article in a three-part series. Read the first article here and the third article here. Recent data from Gallup and Knight Foundation show that about nine in 10 Americans follow at least one public individual for news and information (see additional findings and full methodology statement here). To dig deeper, […]

    Article · April 25, 2023 by

  • other

    In U.S., Most Oppose Micro-Targeting in Online Political Ads

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup’s latest research, a solid majority of Americans do not want political campaigns to be able to micro-target them through digital ads: 72% say that internet companies should make no information about its users available to political campaigns in order to target […]

    Article · March 2, 2020 by