Media & Communication: Research Guide

MRC Original Graphic Following months of tumult over CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’s hiring of executive producer Nick Bilton and firing of top on-air talent Sharyn Alfonsi, Scott Pelley, and Cecilia Vega (and behind the camera), CBS’s 60 Minutes premieres a new season Sunday on the heels of a NewsBusters analysis that found, over the past six seasons, their political stories have skewed heavily to the left by a five-to-one…

Silicon Valley’s digital news gatekeepers have been busy interfering in the 2026 midterms since the election season began. Analysis of the Media Research Center’s Digital News Tracker data explains how. Image MRC Graphic In the lead-up to this year’s midterm elections, four of the most prominent News Apps (Apple News, Google News, Microsoft’s MSN and Yahoo News) promoted an astounding 14,348 articles from left-leaning…

In both coalitions, those who say they are more liberal or conservative than their party are also more critical of it.

Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. adults under 30 who say they spend too much time on their smartphone. Around four-in-ten in this age group report that they’re on their device “almost constantly.”

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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 The Society of Professional Journalists has updated its Code of Ethics for the first time in 12 years. The code has long been a guiding document for professional journalists […]

Religion & Public Life A weekly digest of the Center’s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions California Legislature passes SB 1387, advancing recognition of Jewish identity as ethnicity Sept. 1 – The Jerusalem Post Muslims push back as Texas Republicans sharpen attacks on sharia […]

Some Americans still see Muslims through the lens of the terrorist attacks. Yet Muslims are a growing, vibrant part of the country’s political and religious landscape.

While 9/11 remains vivid in most Americans’ memories, 10% of adults today were born after the attacks and learned about the day’s events from others.

Some 37% of Americans now say it’s not too or not at all likely that the United States will elect a woman as president, up from 26% in 2023.

Seven-in-ten adults under 30 say they spend too much time on their smartphone, as do about two-thirds of those ages 30 to 49.

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 Luis Noé-Bustamante, research associate; Ziyao Tian, former research associate; Carolyne Im, research analyst; and Sahana Mukherjee, associate director of race and ethnicity research. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; and Dalia Fahmy, senior writer/editor. The open-end analysis was conducted by Im; Alexandra Cahn, […]

The phrase “the American dream” has long been used to describe hopes associated with life in the United States. Over time, it has come to encompass many ideals, including economic mobility, homeownership, political freedoms and equality. A Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. Latinos are divided on whether they can achieve the American dream. […]

Latinos in the United States broadly view living standards as improving across generations – both when looking back at their parents and looking ahead for their children. Overall, immigrant Latinos hold more positive views about intergenerational economic progress than those born in the U.S. At the same time, immigrants are less likely than the U.S. […]

Far more Latinos say their standard of living is better than their parents’ (57%), rather than worse (23%). More also say their children’s standard of living will be better than their own (53%) as opposed to worse (14%).

Most Americans think of themselves as working class, and Republicans are more likely to do so than Democrats.

Global Attitudes & Trends A digest of the Center’s latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗ In the news Indians three times more likely than Pakistanis to favour US: Pew Hindustan Times More than half of Americans think kids should learn Spanish at school — as 45 million people speak […]

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom declared for the Women’s National Basketball Association draft under the league’s unclear eligibility rules, but readers of Apple News likely wouldn’t know it since the news aggregator didn’t share a single headline in its morning feed covering the so-called women's sport group’s recent “transgender” controversies. Image MRC Graphic The tech titans’ overt bias presents not just an…

Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. adults who say they make all or almost all of their purchases in a typical week using cash.

During Joe Biden’s presidency, as well as during Donald Trump’s first term, there was a much weaker relationship between views of the U.S. and confidence in its president.

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 Recent settlements involvingMetaandTikTokhave put renewed attention on claims thatsocial media companiesdo not adequately protectyoung users.Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, agreed to a $17 billionsettlement as well […]

Internet, Science & Tech A monthly digest of the Center’s latest research on how the internet, science and technology are impacting society · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions AI optimism fades among young adults Axios Most young Americans are more concerned about AI than excited, Pew survey finds Forbes Americans want to know when their healthcare […]

Overall, 25% of U.S. adults have a parent age 65 or older and have a child under 18, an adult child receiving financial support or both.

A new study examining online opt-in polling finds that while removing bogus respondents generally improves data quality, no single method reliably solves the problem.

Survey researchers have long been concerned about respondents who answer questions inattentively. For traditional probability-based surveys, such respondents typically make up only a small fraction of those sampled. The process of selecting respondents at random from a list containing the entire population of interest means there is no way for potential bad actors to self-select […]

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Research team Andrew Mercer, Principal MethodologistArnold Lau, Research MethodoligstCourtney Kennedy, former Vice President of Methods and Innovation Communications and editorial Nida Asheer, Senior Communications ManagerDeVonte Smith, Communications AssociateAnna Jackson, Editorial Specialist Graphic design and web publishing Bill Webster, Senior […]

The data in this report comes from an online opt-in survey of 11,114 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14-19, 2024. The sample was provided by CloudResearch and originally sourced from Cint’s Lucid Marketplace. Adults ages 18 and older located in the United States were eligible to participate. The survey did not use any demographic quotas. The […]