Media & Communication: Research Guide

Americans' views of the Israeli people and government have grown more negative across party lines and age groups, while opinions of Palestinians have held largely steady.

The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 181 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Oct. 6 to Oct. 16, 2025. A total of 8,046 panelists responded out of 12,845 who were sampled, […]

This report was written by Gabriel Piña, senior researcher; Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and ethnicity research; Dalia Fahmy, senior writer/editor; and Alexandra Cahn, research assistant. Editorial guidance was provided by Steven Shepard, associate director, political research; and Hannah Hartig, senior researcher, political research. Methodological guidance was […]

For U.S. Latinos, the importance and meaning of identity are closely tied to how far they are from their family’s immigrant experience. Latinos born outside the United States (immigrants) are more likely than U.S.-born Latinos to say their Latino identity is central to who they are and to identify with their home country or ancestral […]

Fiftyyears ago, Congress passed a law to improve data collection on people in the United States who have roots in Spanish-speaking countries – a group that came to be labeled “Hispanics” and “Latinos” in federal surveys and publications. The law was meant to help decision makers better understand the fast-growing Hispanic population, but it also […]

Latino voters who supported President Donald Trump in 2024 differ from those who supported Democratic candidate Kamala Harris not only in their political views, but also in how central their Latino identity is to their lives. Across multiple measures, Trump voters are less likely to see their Latino background as central to who they are […]

Some say being Latino is a source of advantage or connection but others say it is tied to barriers and discrimination.

Remarkably, it’s been a year since the infamous FBI letter about Jeffrey Epstein that triggered a torrent of TV news coverage ghoulishly seeking to tie President Trump to the billionaire sex criminal’s life of ruin. In that time, a Media Research Center analysis has found ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted a gargantuan 1,627 minutes across their flagship morning, evening, and Sunday morning political shows. Put another way, the “Big Three” have devoted an elephantine 27 hours and seven minutes since…

Over 100 countries have enacted energy policy changes in response to the Middle East conflict, from tax adjustments to fuel subsidies.

Here are six facts about U.S. oil production, consumption, imports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

For the late night comedy shows, the first half of 2026 was defined by the final airing in May of CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. But the political agenda of Colbert and his late night colleagues remained unchanged in January through June this year: No one expressing conservative views was ever granted a guest slot on a late night comedy showwhile 112 liberals were awarded guest appearances. This study looked at the five daily late night comedy shows: ABC’sJimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC’s…

Watch this short video exploring recent trends in marriage in the U.S. You can also read the transcript, review the methodology, or download the data and charts below.

About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates and Social Research Centre. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our international survey methodology and […]

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Jacob Poushter, Associate Director, Global Attitudes ResearchSneha Gubbala, Research AnalystWilliam Miner, Research Analyst Julia Armeli, Research AssistantDorene Asare-Marfo, Senior Panel ManagerPeter Bell, Associate Director, Design and UXEthan Charlip, Communications AssociateJanakee Chavda, Associate Digital ProducerLaura Clancy, Research AnalystJonathan Evans, Senior […]

Classifying parties as populist Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify parties as populist: anti-elite ratings from the 2024 Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES), the 2023 Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey (POPPA) and the 2023 PopuList. […]

Europeans who support right-wing populist parties tend to have warmer views of Russia and Putin. Some feel especially favorably toward NATO, while others feel especially unfavorably.

NATO is seen positively in most of 13 member states surveyed. Across 37 countries, views of Russia are negative and most people lack confidence in Putin and Zelenskyy.

As the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, here are eight ways its political system stands apart from the world's other 105 democracies.

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Across major demographic and partisan groups, more Americans support than oppose banning those under 16 from using social media.

Regardless of whether they’ve ridden in one before, most Americans (71%) say they would be not too or not at all comfortable riding in a driverless car.

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The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: ???? Featured story NPRonTuesdayposted and retracted a storythat incorrectly reportedSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.VeteranjournalistNina Totenberg, whowrotethe article,saidshemistakenlybelieved a court announcement about upcoming retirements referred to Alito.Thestory waspublished foronly a few […]

Democrats’ views on democratic socialists also differ by race and ethnicity, age, education, income and political engagement.

Nearly all Filipinos believe in God, most pray daily and 92% identify as Christian, with Catholics as the majority.

About a quarter of Americans have spoken with a local journalist, with education, income, race and community attachment linked to higher rates of interaction.

The news media’s obsession with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool has continued apace. Earlier this week, we found that TV news had spent almost seven hours on the story in just the past nine days. As of Friday morning June 25, that total has reached almost ten hours across left-wing cable (CNN and MSNBC) and broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC). MRC analysts looked at all reflecting pool coverage on major left-wing cable and broadcast networks from June 14 through the morning of June 26…