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Pew Research Center: News Habits & Media
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Tangentially relevant to AI safety insofar as public understanding of AI risks depends on media ecosystems; Pew data can inform thinking about how AI narratives are shaped and consumed by the public.
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Pew Research Center's ongoing research hub tracking how Americans consume news, their trust in media institutions, and evolving media habits across platforms. It aggregates surveys and studies on public engagement with journalism, misinformation exposure, and the shifting media landscape. This resource is relevant to understanding the epistemic environment in which AI safety information and public discourse operates.
Key Points
- •Tracks longitudinal trends in news consumption across TV, social media, print, and digital platforms
- •Measures public trust in news sources and institutions, relevant to understanding epistemic fragmentation
- •Documents how misinformation spreads and how media literacy varies across demographics
- •Provides empirical data on how people form beliefs about complex topics including science and technology
- •Useful for understanding the media environment in which AI governance and safety debates unfold
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News Habits & Media
report Feb 19, 2026
Email Newsletters as a Source of News
Three-in-ten Americans at least sometimes get news from newsletters, but many don’t read most of the newsletters they get. Unlike many other digital formats, similar shares of Americans across age groups get news from email newsletters.
report Feb 11, 2026
Americans’ Complicated Relationship With News
short read Feb 11, 2026
Majority of Americans express low confidence in journalists to act in public’s best interests
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video Feb 2, 2026
Video: How do young adults get their news?
Young adults under 30 are getting more news on social media, shaping how information spreads and giving us a possible glimpse into the future of news.
short reads Dec 15, 2025
Our favorite data visualizations of 2025
In this post, we’ll highlight a few of our favorite visuals from 2025 and walk through how we made them and what makes them successful.
short reads Dec 9, 2025
Striking findings from 2025
Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of our most striking research findings.
short reads Dec 3, 2025
Americans are following the news less closely than they used to
In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time, but that share fell to 36% in 2025.
data essay Dec 3, 2025
Young Adults and the Future of News
U.S. adults under 30 follow news less closely than any other age group. And they’re more likely to get (and trust) news from social media.
short reads Nov 20, 2025
When Americans say they get news from TV, what do they mean?
Among TV news consumers, 57% say that their news mostly comes from cable, satellite or broadcast television. 34% say it mostly comes from streaming services.
short reads Nov 20, 2025
More Americans prefer to watch the news than read or listen to it
A majority of Americans who prefer to watch the news (62%) say they prefer to get it from TV, rather than another platform.
fact sheet Nov 4, 2025
News Influencers Fact Sheet
About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
short reads Oct 29, 2025
How Amer
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