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August 11, 2025

2. What makes someone a journalist?

Mixed views about whether people who produce various types of news content are journalists

Mixed views about whether people who produce various types of news content are journalists

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2. What makes someone a journalist?
Americans are most likely to consider newspaper writers, TV and radio reporters to be journalists
Younger Americans are more likely to see people producing news content on podcasts, newsletters or social media as journalists
Mixed views about whether people who produce various types of news content are journalists
60% of Americans say journalists should have to go through formal training
Just under half of Americans say their news mostly comes from people they think of as journalists
Older Americans, Democrats are more likely to prefer to get news from people they think are journalists