by jpitney | Jan 5, 2026 | Polarization, Public Opinion
Arthur Brooks at The Atlantic: Achieving ideological diversity in the workplace is especially tricky because, in aggregate, people’s resistance to accepting political differences is growing. According to the polling firm YouGov, back in 2016, only 10 percent of both...
by jpitney | Dec 9, 2025 | Public Opinion, Violence, Youth
Fall 2025 Harvard Youth Poll: Across the measures we tested, most young people do not endorse political violence. But a substantial minority tell us that they are willing to justify it in certain, situational contexts — and those attitudes reflect emotional and...
by jpitney | Nov 28, 2025 | Civility, Public Opinion
Shanay Gracia at Pew: Most Americans (78%) say elected officials should avoid using heated or aggressive language because it could encourage some people to take violent action. A far smaller share (20%) says that officials should be able to use heated language without...
by jpitney | Oct 30, 2025 | Journalism, Public Opinion
Kirsten Eddy and Elisa Shearer at Pew: Overall, 56% of U.S. adults now say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from national news organizations – down 11 percentage points since March 2025 and 20 points since we first asked this question in...
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...
