Media Bias

Low Marks for the 2012 Election

Voters Pessimistic About Partisan Cooperation

Section 4: News Sources, Election Night and Views of Press Coverage

In Changing News Landscape, Even Television is Vulnerable

Trends in News Consumption: 1991-2012

Section 4: Demographics and Political Views of News Audiences

In Changing News Landscape, Even Television is Vulnerable

Trends in News Consumption: 1991-2012

Section 3: News Attitudes and Habits

Further Decline in Credibility Ratings for Most News Organizations

Cable Leads the Pack as Campaign News Source

Twitter, Facebook Play Very Modest Roles

Section 3: Perceptions of Bias, News Knowledge

Cable Leads the Pack as Campaign News Source

Twitter, Facebook Play Very Modest Roles

Press Widely Criticized, But Trusted More than Other Information Sources

Views of the News Media: 1985-2011

Americans Spending More Time Following the News

Ideological News Sources: Who Watches and Why

Section 3: News Attitudes and Habits

Americans Spending More Time Following the News

Ideological News Sources: Who Watches and Why

Section 4: Who is Listening, Watching, Reading – and Why

Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low

Public Evaluations of the News Media: 1985-2009

Perils of Polling in Election ’08

by Scott Keeter, Jocelyn Kiley, Leah Christian and Michael Dimock, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Many Democrats Say Media Tougher on Clinton than Obama

Public Sees Candidates Focusing On Economy

Internet’s Broader Role in Campaign 2008

Social Networking and Online Videos Take Off

American Attitudes Hold Steady in Face of Foreign Crises

Strong Support for Israel - No Surge in Terror Concerns or Boost for Bush

Public Unmoved by Washington’s Rhetoric on Iraq

Modest Election Optimism, Positive Views of Iraqi Troop Training

Alito Viewed Positively, But Libby Takes a Toll

Bush Ratings Fall Further

Public More Critical of Press, But Goodwill Persists

Online Newspaper Readership Countering Print Losses

Voters Liked Campaign 2004, But Too Much ‘Mud-Slinging’

Moral Values: How Important?

Voters Impressed with Campaign

But News Coverage Gets Lukewarm Ratings

Bottom-Line Pressures Now Hurting Coverage, Say Journalists

Press Going Too Easy on Bush

II. Covering the President and the Campaign