On balance, Americans say there has been too much coverage of acts of violence around protests, not enough coverage of nonviolent demonstrations | Pew Research Center

June 12, 2020

2. In protest response, Americans say Donald Trump’s message has been wrong, news media coverage good

On balance, Americans say there has been too much coverage of acts of violence around protests, not enough coverage of nonviolent demonstrations

On balance, Americans say there has been too much coverage of acts of violence around protests, not enough coverage of nonviolent demonstrations

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On balance, Americans say there has been too much coverage of acts of violence around protests, not enough coverage of nonviolent demonstrations

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2. In protest response, Americans say Donald Trump’s message has been wrong, news media coverage good
Six-in-ten Americans say Trump is delivering the wrong message about protests; higher among black adults
Younger adults much more likely to say Trump is delivering the wrong message in response to the demonstrations
Majority of Americans say the media are covering the demonstrations well
Younger Americans less likely to rate news media’s protest coverage positively
About two-thirds of black Americans say the protests have been getting the right amount of attention
On balance, Americans say there has been too much coverage of acts of violence around protests, not enough coverage of nonviolent demonstrations
Some areas of agreement between black and white Americans on aspects of protest coverage …
Among white adults, many Republicans say news media have given larger issues of race relations too much coverage, but few Democrats agree
Younger adults consistently more likely to think too little coverage is given to various aspects of protests