News Sources (December 2022)

News Sources (December 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply."
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Local TV news43%
Social media42%
Cable TV News*38%
Broadcast TV news*33%
YouTube27%
Local newspapers*24%
National newspapers*21%
Other national news websites19%
Talk radio18%
International newspapers*17%
Conservative news websites16%
Podcasts15%
Liberal news websites10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Local TV news50%31%44%
Social media50%30%37%
Cable TV News*41%20%42%
Broadcast TV news*44%27%25%
YouTube31%29%24%
Local newspapers*32%24%18%
National newspapers*34%19%11%
Other national news websites25%18%15%
Talk radio10%21%26%
International newspapers*23%23%13%
Conservative news websites5%14%29%
Podcasts15%18%17%
Liberal news websites19%8%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Local TV news47%42%55%
Social media43%52%50%
Cable TV News*41%32%46%
Broadcast TV news*39%36%49%
YouTube37%33%29%
Local newspapers*31%25%36%
National newspapers*49%25%34%
Other national news websites29%17%28%
Talk radio13%6%11%
International newspapers*32%13%25%
Conservative news websites3%6%5%
Podcasts15%12%16%
Liberal news websites9%7%27%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Local TV news29%47%49%
Social media38%46%34%
Cable TV News*47%38%42%
Broadcast TV news*18%31%26%
YouTube25%20%25%
Local newspapers*20%14%18%
National newspapers*10%7%14%
Other national news websites21%15%13%
Talk radio33%11%29%
International newspapers*16%12%12%
Conservative news websites34%14%32%
Podcasts22%13%17%
Liberal news websites6%0%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Local TV news42%45%44%
Social media49%44%36%
Cable TV News*38%32%43%
Broadcast TV news*41%31%28%
YouTube30%34%22%
Local newspapers*35%16%21%
National newspapers*36%17%12%
Other national news websites27%15%15%
Talk radio7%15%27%
International newspapers*27%13%13%
Conservative news websites4%7%31%
Podcasts16%13%17%
Liberal news websites21%5%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Local TV news43%42%40%
Social media42%48%57%
Cable TV News*36%42%32%
Broadcast TV news*35%43%41%
YouTube27%23%41%
Local newspapers*27%38%36%
National newspapers*33%38%35%
Other national news websites31%22%33%
Talk radio3%6%12%
International newspapers*19%30%29%
Conservative news websites2%6%3%
Podcasts12%12%24%
Liberal news websites11%17%36%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Local TV news31%50%45%
Social media45%35%32%
Cable TV News*37%46%43%
Broadcast TV news*31%35%20%
YouTube31%21%19%
Local newspapers*24%23%19%
National newspapers*15%13%11%
Other national news websites25%15%10%
Talk radio19%26%33%
International newspapers*20%14%9%
Conservative news websites17%27%41%
Podcasts22%15%16%
Liberal news websites7%3%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Local TV news45%52%37%
Social media40%45%43%
Cable TV News*42%37%31%
Broadcast TV news*31%40%34%
YouTube22%36%32%
Local newspapers*26%27%17%
National newspapers*26%18%13%
Other national news websites20%21%12%
Talk radio22%10%14%
International newspapers*22%10%11%
Conservative news websites21%9%9%
Podcasts16%12%14%
Liberal news websites10%14%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Local TV news46%41%
Social media41%43%
Cable TV News*42%35%
Broadcast TV news*33%33%
YouTube33%22%
Local newspapers*25%23%
National newspapers*22%19%
Other national news websites21%16%
Talk radio20%16%
International newspapers*20%15%
Conservative news websites21%11%
Podcasts20%11%
Liberal news websites13%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Local TV news46%41%46%
Social media49%40%38%
Cable TV News*35%39%39%
Broadcast TV news*37%31%28%
YouTube31%26%25%
Local newspapers*25%25%20%
National newspapers*22%24%12%
Other national news websites20%20%12%
Talk radio14%21%16%
International newspapers*19%17%14%
Conservative news websites11%17%21%
Podcasts16%16%12%
Liberal news websites7%13%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Local TV news22%36%48%59%
Social media59%53%33%32%
Cable TV News*28%33%37%53%
Broadcast TV news*17%30%34%45%
YouTube43%35%23%15%
Local newspapers*10%25%25%31%
National newspapers*20%19%22%21%
Other national news websites11%21%22%17%
Talk radio16%15%17%23%
International newspapers*11%19%20%17%
Conservative news websites9%13%16%25%
Podcasts17%20%15%10%
Liberal news websites13%10%10%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Local TV news42%49%43%39%40%41%
Social media47%36%41%46%44%47%
Cable TV News*53%32%39%31%42%44%
Broadcast TV news*47%37%28%23%31%38%
YouTube17%25%34%33%26%22%
Local newspapers*21%15%26%18%24%43%
National newspapers*1%9%20%10%28%46%
Other national news websites2%12%19%23%19%31%
Talk radio3%17%20%15%20%17%
International newspapers*5%10%15%10%22%34%
Conservative news websites14%11%20%15%18%15%
Podcasts4%13%16%18%15%22%
Liberal news websites1%5%7%11%13%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Local TV news46%43%37%42%
Social media40%46%41%41%
Cable TV News*39%37%44%35%
Broadcast TV news*33%33%30%32%
YouTube25%29%25%31%
Local newspapers*24%24%27%23%
National newspapers*16%18%29%31%
Other national news websites12%17%32%27%
Talk radio23%15%12%14%
International newspapers*12%15%25%27%
Conservative news websites21%16%14%6%
Podcasts13%17%18%15%
Liberal news websites6%10%11%18%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week? Please check all that apply." Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Local TV news41%48%43%22%
Social media41%40%47%38%
Cable TV News*34%41%38%31%
Broadcast TV news*30%36%34%16%
YouTube26%26%32%29%
Local newspapers*17%26%30%16%
National newspapers*11%20%37%12%
Other national news websites10%19%29%17%
Talk radio18%21%14%10%
International newspapers*8%16%33%9%
Conservative news websites21%20%5%7%
Podcasts11%17%18%16%
Liberal news websites8%7%20%1%

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