This article is the first article in a three-part series. Read the second article here and the third article here. The American public’s trust in institutions continues to erode – particularly confidence in organizations that provide news and information. Yet, a new study from Gallup and Knight Foundation finds that many Americans turn to individuals […]
Article · April 25, 2023 by Sarah Fioroni and Knight Foundation
This article is the first article in a three-part series. Read the second article here and the third article here. Americans continue to hold local news in higher regard than national news across a variety of metrics, a new poll from Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation shows, regardless of political […]
Article · May 19, 2022 by Sarah Fioroni
This article is the second article in a three-part series. Read the first article here and the third article here. Americans have more confidence in local news outlets to fulfill various civic duties in their community than in their neighbors, social media, or community apps and organizations to do so. Yet when it comes to […]
Article · May 19, 2022 by Sarah Fioroni and Knight Foundation
This is the third article in a three-part series. Read part one and part two. Data from Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation show that Americans generally perceive local news as an information source that positively serves their community (see Part 1). But when it comes to the flow of information […]
Article · May 19, 2022 by Sarah Fioroni and Knight Foundation
Fewer Americans are paying attention to national news now than at any time since early 2018. In December 2021, a third of Americans (33%) said they pay “a great deal” of attention to national news. This percentage is the lowest in Gallup/Knight Foundation’s trend and a substantial drop from the 54% of Americans who said […]
Article · February 17, 2022 by Sarah Fioroni and RJ Reinhart
Earlier this year, Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation hosted a series of virtual focus groups to learn more about how Americans feel about the roles of major technology companies and the internet in our society. The themes from these conversations informed a new survey that explores how citizens are grappling […]
Article · October 14, 2021 by Sarah Fioroni
A new analysis of Gallup/Knight Foundation survey data reveals that age is an important differentiator in understanding the complexities of Americans’ trust in and perceptions of the news media. Differences in citizens’ trust in the national media and attitudes about the media’s role in democracy vary not just by political partisanship but age as well. […]
Article · September 21, 2021 by Sarah Fioroni