by jpitney | Oct 7, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Mass Media, Public Opinion
Megan Brenan at Gallup: Americans’ confidence in the mass media has edged down to a new low, with just 28% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This is down from 31%...
by jpitney | Oct 4, 2025 | Civility, Public Opinion
From IW Group: A landmark national study released today reveals a striking paradox regarding civility in America: while individuals overwhelmingly see themselves as civil and respectful, only 26% believe society itself feels civil. The research, sponsored by IW...
by jpitney | Aug 22, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Public Opinion
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by jpitney | Jul 19, 2025 | Polarization, Public Opinion
Megan Brenan at Gallup: Americans’ average confidence in major U.S. institutions is unchanged since last year, with a near-record-low 28% of U.S. adults expressing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in nine institutions...
by jpitney | Jul 15, 2025 | California Politics, Public Opinion
Mark Z. Barabak: A recent UC Irvine poll found that residents, by a 2-to-1 margin, believe California is headed on the wrong track, a mood consistent with other gauges of Golden State grumpiness… A poll conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental...
by jpitney | Mar 13, 2025 | Civility, Public Opinion
Katherine Schaeffer and Beshay Sakla at Pew: Five years after the coronavirus outbreak, many Americans say public behavior in the United States has changed for the worse, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) say the...
