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Journalism and Social Media

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Quinnipiac University Poll. Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2021. N=1,075 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you think social media sites should be held accountable for the spread of disinformation, or don't you think so?"

		They should be	Don't think so	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	1/28 - 2/1/21	74	20	6

Quinnipiac University Poll. June 11-15, 2020. N=1,332 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.7.

"Do you think that journalists are being protected enough in the United States, or don't you think so?"

		Are being protected enough	Don't think so	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	6/11-15/20	42	48	10

Quinnipiac University Poll. April 26-29, 2019. N=1,044 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Which comes closer to your point of view: the news media is the enemy of the people, or the news media is an important part of democracy?"

		Enemy of the people	Important part of democracy	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	4/26-29/19	23	66	6	5
	Republicans	49	36	7	9
	Democrats	4	92	2	2
	Independents	19	70	6	5

	11/14-19/18	21	69	3	6
	9/6-9/18	21	69	5	6
	8/9-13/18	26	65	4	6
	7/18-23/18	21	71	3	4
	6/14-17/18	23	65	6	6
	4/20-24/18	22	66	4	8

Marist Poll. April 4-12, 2019. N=1,084 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.

"Do you find communication through social media such as Facebook and Twitter to be effective and informative, or reckless and distracting?"

		Effective, informative	Reckless, distracting	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/4-12/19	30	59	11

"Which comes closer to your opinion? Social media such as Facebook and Twitter have a responsibility to stop the sharing of information that is identified as false. Social media such as Facebook and Twitter is a free marketplace of ideas and it's up to its users to determine what is true or false."

		Should stop sharing false information	It's up to users	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/4-12/19	45	48	7

"From what you've seen or heard, do you feel that there is more, less, or about the same protection of a free press in this country as there used to be?"

		More	Less	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/4-12/19	18	46	33	3

"Which statement comes closer to your view? Although there is some bias in the news media, the average person has enough sources of news to be able to sort out the facts. There's so much bias in the news media that it's often difficult to sort out the facts."

		Enough sources to sort out facts	Difficult to sort out facts	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/4-12/19	35	62	3

Quinnipiac University Poll. Aug. 9-13, 2018. N=1,175 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.4.

"Are you concerned that President Trump's criticism of the news media will lead to violence against people who work in the news media, or aren't you concerned about that?"

		Are concerned	Aren't concerned	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	8/9-13/18	44	52	4

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. June 21-25, 2017. N=995 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"For each of the following rights do you think we have gone too far in expanding the right, gone too far in restricting the right, or things are okay the way they are? Freedom of the press."

		Too far in expanding	Too far in restricting	Things are okay	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	24	24	48	4
	Democrats	11	32	54	3
	Republicans	42	9	46	4
	Independents	21	28	46	5

Quinnipiac University. May 31-June 6, 2017. N=1,361 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.2.

"Do you believe that it is ever appropriate for a politician to react to a member of the news media with violence, or not?"

		Sometimes appropriate	Never appropriate	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	7	91	2
	Republicans	14	80	6
	Democrats	2	98	-
	Independents	6	93	2

Quinnipiac University. May 17-23, 2017. N=1,404 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"How important is it to you that the news media holds public officials accountable: very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all?"

		Very important	Somewhat important	Not so important	Not important at all	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	66	20	4	8	3
	Republicans	39	30	8	16	7
	Democrats	88	10	1	-	-
	Independents	65	21	4	8	1

60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll. Feb. 10-14, 2017. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Which comes closer to your view about freedom of the press in a democracy? Freedom of the press is a necessary check on political power. OR, Freedom of the press does more harm than good."

		Necessary check on power	Does more harm than good	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	74	21	5
	Republicans	61	36	3
	Democrats	86	13	2
	Independents	74	18	8

Quinnipiac University. Feb. 2-6, 2017. N=1,155 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"How concerned are you that President Trump will try to limit the freedom of the press: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?"

		Very concerned	Somewhat concerned	Not so concerned	Not concerned at all	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	41	16	14	28	1
	Republicans	4	15	24	56	1
	Democrats	78	13	6	4	-
	Independents	41	17	14	27	-

Quinnipiac University. Jan. 20-25, 2017. N=1,190 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.8.

"Do you think that most members of the news media are honest or not?"

		Honest	Not honest	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	39	57	4
	Republicans	13	86	1
	Democrats	65	29	6
	Independents	36	60	4

CBS News Poll. Dec. 9-13, 2016. N=1,259 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the news media -- such as newspapers, TV, and radio -- when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately, and fairly: a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?"

		A great deal	A fair amount	Not very much	None at all	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/16	11	38	32	18	1
	1/20-25/06	15	48	28	8	1

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Dec. 2-5, 2016. N=999 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"For each of the following major U.S. institutions, please tell me if your impression is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to give your feelings, just say so. The national news media."

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/2-5/16	35	57	7

"The U.S. media have historically had a role in checking the powers of the three branches of government by covering what is happening so the public can be well-informed. Do you think the U.S. news organizations still effectively play that role, or have they fallen off track and are no longer valuable?"

		Still effectively play that role	No longer valuable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/2-5/16	26	64	9

Gallup Poll. Sept. 5-8, 2013. N=1,510 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media -- such as newspapers, TV and radio -- when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly: a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?"

		Great deal	Fair amount	Not very much	None at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/5-8/13	11	33	33	22	1
	9/6-9/12	8	32	39	21	1
	9/8-11/11	11	33	36	19	1
	9/13-16/10	12	31	36	21	-

"In general, do you think the news media are too liberal, just about right, or too conservative?" Options rotated

		Too liberal	Just about right	Too conservative	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/5-8/13	46	37	13	5
	9/8-11/11	47	36	13	4
	9/13-16/10	48	33	15	4

Pew Research Center. July 17-21, 2013. N=1,480 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"How do you get most of your news about national and international issues -- from television, from newspapers, from radio, from magazines, or from the Internet?" Up to two responses accepted.

		7/17-21/13	7/20-24/11	12/1-5/10
		%	%	%
	Television	69	66	66
	Internet	50	43	41
	Newspapers	28	31	31
	Radio	23	19	16
	Magazines	4	3	3
	Other (vol.)	2	4	1
	Unsure/Refused	1	-	1

"How do you get most of your news about national and international issues -- from television, from newspapers, from radio, from magazines, or from the Internet?" Asked of respondents who mentioned television: "On television, do you get most of your news about national and international issues from [see below]?" Multiple responses accepted. Results based on total sample.

		7/17-21/13	7/20-24/11	12/1-5/10
		%	%	%
	Local	19	16	16
	CNN	19	15	16
	Fox News Channel	19	19	16
	ABC	11	8	10
	NBC	11	10	9
	CBS	9	7	7
	MSNBC	6	6	7
	Other (vol.)	5	4	3
	Unsure/Refused	1	2	2

	TV not a main source	31	34	34

"Some people think that by criticizing leaders, news organizations keep political leaders from doing their job. Others think that such criticism is worth it because it keeps political leaders from doing things that should not be done. Which position is closer to your opinion?"

		Keep leaders from doing their job	Worth it	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	21	68	10

"In general, do you think news organizations get the facts straight, or do you think that their stories and reports are often inaccurate?"

		Get the facts straight	Often inaccurate	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	26	67	6

"In presenting the news dealing with political and social issues, do you think that news organizations deal fairly with all sides, or do they tend to favor one side?"

		Deal fairly with all sides	Tend to favor one side	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	19	76	5

"In general, do you think news organizations are pretty independent, or are they often influenced by powerful people and organizations?"

		Pretty independent	Often influenced	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	20	75	5

"I'm going to read you some pairs of opposite phrases. After I read each pair, tell me which ONE phrase you feel better describes news organizations generally. If you think that NEITHER phrase applies, please say so. (First,) would you say news organizations [see below]?" Each item asked of half the sample.

	"Care about the people they report on, OR don't care about the people they report on"

		Care	Don't care	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	31	59	6	4

	"Are willing to admit their mistakes, OR try to cover up their mistakes"

		Willing to admit	Try to cover up	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	20	71	4	4

	"Focus on the stories that are important to the country, OR spend too much time on unimportant stories"

		Important stories	Unimportant stories	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	28	65	5	2

	"Protect democracy, OR hurt democracy"

		Protect democracy	Hurt democracy	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	48	35	11	6

	"Care about how good a job they do, OR don't care about how good a job they do"

		Care	Don't care	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	67	26	5	2

	"Are highly professional, OR not professional"

		Highly professional	Not professional	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	60	29	8	2

	"Are politically biased in their reporting, OR careful that their reporting is NOT politically biased"

		Politically biased	Not biased	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	58	30	8	4

	"Are liberal, OR conservative"

		Liberal	Conservative	Neither applies	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	46	26	19	9
	Republicans	65	17	12	6
	Democrats	36	37	20	7
	Independents	47	23	20	10

"Just your impression, do you think the job of being a journalist today is easier than it used to be, or harder than it used to be?" N=740 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.2

		Easier	Harder	About the same (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	28	65	3	4

"Do you think it takes a special set of skills and training to be a journalist, or don't you think so?" N=740 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2

		Takes a special set	Doesn't take a special set	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	79	19	2

"With the amount of news and information these days, do you think journalists are more important than in the past because they help make sense of all the information that is available, or journalists are less important than in the past because people can get information without the help of journalists?" Options rotated

		More important	Less important	About the same (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/17-21/13	54	38	4	4

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