{"id":295938,"date":"2026-04-14T09:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:37:42","slug":"local-news-fact-sheet","status":"publish","type":"fact-sheet","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/local-news-fact-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Local News Fact Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<details data-wp-context=\"{&quot;closeWhenFocusLost&quot;:false,&quot;knightCollectionUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pewresearch.org\\\/collections\\\/pew-knight-initiative\\\/&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/details\" class=\"wp-block-details is-style-pew-knight-co-branded has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-white-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-fe3d8243 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-top-width:1px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary data-wp-on--click=\"actions.handleSummaryClick\">Pew Knight Initiative<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-24afb64e wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e45698d42be7f81c04346bc92b13d960 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.114), 15px);\">The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71d33df5fe0a5557a359a0a0336848b7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.114), 15px);\">Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\"><strong>Learn more &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The landscape of local news in the United States has changed significantly in recent decades as Americans have been turning away from <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/local-newspapers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">print<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/local-tv-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">television<\/a> and toward digital media. This fact sheet examines Americans\u2019 experiences and preferences when it comes to local news, from data starting in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact sheet is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/pew-knight-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew-Knight Initiative<\/a>, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;attention-to-local-news&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"attention-to-local-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attention to local news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attention to local news has declined since 2016, mirroring trends in attention to national news and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/12\/03\/americans-are-following-the-news-less-closely-than-they-used-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">news in general<\/a>. In 2025, 21% of Americans say they follow local news very closely, down from 37% in 2016. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:295938,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/journalism\\\/fact-sheet\\\/local-news-fact-sheet\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-attention-to-local-news\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:299337,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/americans_attention_to_local_news-290477-1776172259.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Americans&#039; 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attention to local news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Americans&#8217; attention to local news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they follow local news <strong>very closely<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/americans_attention_to_local_news-290477-1776172259.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Americans&#8217; attention to local news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they follow local news <strong>very closely<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left\">Date<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">%<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016-02-01<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">37%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017-03-01<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018-11-01<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">31%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024-01-01<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025-03-01<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">23%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025-12-01<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e582ffe8-31ad-4a15-8b44-52379f621151-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; 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Americans\u2019 use of local newspapers is decreasing, too: 36% of U.S. adults say they get news from their local daily paper at least sometimes in 2025, compared with 43% in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising shares of Americans are getting local news at least sometimes from online forums or discussion groups (52%, up from 38% in 2018), as well as from local government agencies or officials (40%, up from 30%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sharpest growth in usage came from other online-only sources. 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style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Community or neighborhood newsletter or listserv<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Community or neighborhood newsletter or listserv<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">33%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">31%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">37%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">+4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Local organizations, e.g., churches, school groups or political groups<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Local organizations, such as churches, school groups, or political groups<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">35%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">40%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">+5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Local government agencies or officials<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Local government agencies or officials, such as city council offices or libraries<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">30%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">35%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">40%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">+10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;text-align:left;line-height:1.1\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Online forums or discussion groups, e.g., community Facebook groups or Nextdoor<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Local online forums or discussion groups, such as community Facebook groups or Nextdoor<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">38%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">52%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" 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data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"21948abd-1b24-48c6-a9fa-5e8c483ad2f2\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"21948abd-1b24-48c6-a9fa-5e8c483ad2f2\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"21948abd-1b24-48c6-a9fa-5e8c483ad2f2\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"21948abd-1b24-48c6-a9fa-5e8c483ad2f2\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many U.S. adults also get local news from people in their community, such as family, friends and neighbors. About three-quarters of Americans (72%) say they often or sometimes get news from other local residents, up slightly from the 66% who said the same in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-40fdf6188e783029b86e6f7c1608f797 wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/sources-of-local-news\/#growth-in-digital-access-extends-to-traditional-news-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Pew Research Center study<\/a> found that people who get news from other local residents most commonly do so by word of mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:295938,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/journalism\\\/fact-sheet\\\/local-news-fact-sheet\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/getting-news-from-family-friends-and-neighbors\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:299336,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/getting_news_from_family_friends_and_neighbors-290513-1776172241.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Getting news from family, friends, and neighbors&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they &lt;em&gt;_&lt;\\\/em&gt;_ get local news and information from other local residents such as friends, family and neighbors&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;NET Often\\\/ Sometimes&quot;,&quot;Often&quot;,&quot;Sometimes&quot;,&quot;Hardly ever&quot;,&quot;Never&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2025&quot;,&quot;72%&quot;,&quot;14%&quot;,&quot;58%&quot;,&quot;21%&quot;,&quot;7%&quot;],[&quot;2024&quot;,&quot;73&lt;strong&gt;%&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&quot;,&quot;18%&quot;,&quot;55%&quot;,&quot;20%&quot;,&quot;6%&quot;],[&quot;2018&quot;,&quot;66%&quot;,&quot;17%&quot;,&quot;49%&quot;,&quot;24%&quot;,&quot;9%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/getting_news_from_family_friends_and_neighbors-290513-1776172241.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/local-news-fact-sheet\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/getting-news-from-family-friends-and-neighbors\/\" data-chart-title=\"Getting news from family, friends, and neighbors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-6\" data-wp-key=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Getting news from family, friends, and neighbors<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they <em>_<\/em>_ get local news and information from other local residents such as friends, family and neighbors<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/getting_news_from_family_friends_and_neighbors-290513-1776172241.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0-table\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Getting news from family, friends, and neighbors<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they <em>_<\/em>_ get local news and information from other local residents such as friends, family and neighbors<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:420px\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left\">Year<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\">NET Often\/ Sometimes<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Often<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\">Sometimes<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Hardly ever<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Never<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">72%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">14%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">58%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">21%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">73<strong>%<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">18%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">55%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">20%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">66%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">17%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">49%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">24%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">9%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"f8d9f9b7-fe75-411e-ba97-71ddba85c3b0\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;what-platforms-do-americans-use-for-local-news&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"what-platforms-do-americans-use-for-local-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What platforms do Americans use for local news?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More U.S. adults still <em>prefer<\/em> television than any other pathway to local news, even though the share who express this preference has decreased from 41% in 2018 to 34% in 2025. 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max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Local platform preferences<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they prefer _<em>_<\/em> for getting local news and information<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"dbf4bc8a-1a63-48e6-b38f-4de0794c2557-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/local_platform_preferences-290205-1776172160.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dbf4bc8a-1a63-48e6-b38f-4de0794c2557-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Local platform preferences<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they prefer _<em>_<\/em> for getting local news and information<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:420px\"><thead><tr><th style=\"line-height:1.1;text-align:left;width:70px\">Year<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;text-align:center;width:90px\">A print newspaper<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;text-align:center;width:70px\">Radio<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;text-align:center;width:90px\">Television<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;text-align:center;width:100px\">A social media site<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;text-align:center;width:100px\">A news website or app<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:70px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:90px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">13%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:70px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:90px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">41%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">15%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">23%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:70px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:90px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:70px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">9%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:90px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">32%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">23%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:70px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:90px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:70px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:90px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">20%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">28%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dbf4bc8a-1a63-48e6-b38f-4de0794c2557-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"dbf4bc8a-1a63-48e6-b38f-4de0794c2557\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"dbf4bc8a-1a63-48e6-b38f-4de0794c2557\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"dbf4bc8a-1a63-48e6-b38f-4de0794c2557\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"dbf4bc8a-1a63-48e6-b38f-4de0794c2557\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proliferation of digital platforms as local news sources can be seen even in the way Americans now interact with traditional news outlets, like local TV news and local daily newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slightly over half of those who say they get news from local TV (56%) say they <em>primarily <\/em>turn to a station on traditional television for that news, a decline since 2018, when 76% used a TV. The remaining 43% say they primarily get their local TV station\u2019s news online, whether from the station\u2019s website, app, emails or social media posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way Americans get the news from their local newspapers has moved even further in a digital direction. About two-thirds of those who say they get news from local daily newspapers (68%) primarily get that news online, compared with 43% in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{&quot;tabsId&quot;:&quot;tabs_9&quot;,&quot;activeTabIndex&quot;:0}\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onTabsInit\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/tabs\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleTabKeyDown\" class=\"wp-block-tabs is-layout-flow wp-block-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div role=\"tablist\" class=\"wp-block-tab-list\">\n<button type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" class=\"wp-block-tab\"><\/button>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" class=\"wp-block-tab\"><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div hidden aria-labelledby=\"tab__tabs_9-tab-0\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.isActiveTab\" id=\"tabs_9-tab-0\" class=\"wp-block-tab-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-tab-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<section role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"local-tv-access\" class=\"wp-block-tab\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"0faf4c78-52e7-4cce-8ad5-a045cdf9892d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0faf4c78-52e7-4cce-8ad5-a045cdf9892d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:295938,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/journalism\\\/fact-sheet\\\/local-news-fact-sheet\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/how-u-s-adults-access-local-tv-news\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:299338,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/how_us_adults_access_local_tv_news-290191-1776172273.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How U.S. adults access local TV news&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Among U.S. adults who get news from local TV, % who primarily get that news on \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: \\&quot;NET Online\\&quot; includes those who say they get news from the TV station&#039;s website, app, or email, or from the station&#039;s social media posts. Respondents who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;The station on TV&quot;,&quot;NET Online&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2025&quot;,&quot;56%&quot;,&quot;43%&quot;],[&quot;2024&quot;,&quot;62%&quot;,&quot;37%&quot;],[&quot;2018&quot;,&quot;76%&quot;,&quot;22%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/how_us_adults_access_local_tv_news-290191-1776172273.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/local-news-fact-sheet\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/how-u-s-adults-access-local-tv-news\/\" data-chart-title=\"How U.S. adults access local TV news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-11\" data-wp-key=\"0faf4c78-52e7-4cce-8ad5-a045cdf9892d-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"0faf4c78-52e7-4cce-8ad5-a045cdf9892d-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0faf4c78-52e7-4cce-8ad5-a045cdf9892d-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">How U.S. adults access local TV news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">Among U.S. adults who get news from local TV, % who primarily get that news on \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"0faf4c78-52e7-4cce-8ad5-a045cdf9892d-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/how_us_adults_access_local_tv_news-290191-1776172273.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: &#8220;NET Online&#8221; includes those who say they get news from the TV station&#8217;s website, app, or email, or from the station&#8217;s social media posts. 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Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"a3906a21-9f52-46a6-9e5f-ec7ca0157b85\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"a3906a21-9f52-46a6-9e5f-ec7ca0157b85\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"a3906a21-9f52-46a6-9e5f-ec7ca0157b85\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"a3906a21-9f52-46a6-9e5f-ec7ca0157b85\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;paying-for-local-news&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"paying-for-local-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paying for local news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of U.S. adults (57%) still say their local news outlets are doing at least somewhat well financially. 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max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-21a71f18-cd7d-43b6-8c91-66ca4c484649\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21a71f18-cd7d-43b6-8c91-66ca4c484649-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Perceived financial health of local news outlets<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who think their local news outlets are doing <em>__<\/em>  financially<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th style=\"width:25%;text-align:left\">Year<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">NET Very\/Somewhat well<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">NET Not too\/Not at all well<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:25%;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">57%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">39%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">63%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">71%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">24%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21a71f18-cd7d-43b6-8c91-66ca4c484649-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.\u00a0<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"21a71f18-cd7d-43b6-8c91-66ca4c484649\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"21a71f18-cd7d-43b6-8c91-66ca4c484649\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"21a71f18-cd7d-43b6-8c91-66ca4c484649\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"21a71f18-cd7d-43b6-8c91-66ca4c484649\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vast majority of Americans (88%) say they have not paid or given money to any local news source in the past year, whether by subscribing, donating or becoming a member. Just 12% say they have done this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:295938,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/journalism\\\/fact-sheet\\\/local-news-fact-sheet\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/share-of-u-s-adults-who-pay-for-local-news\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:299333,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/share_of_us_adults_who_pay_for_local_news-290483-1776172192.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Share of U.S. adults who pay for local news&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they have &lt;em&gt;__&lt;\\\/em&gt; 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max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Share of U.S. adults who pay for local news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they have <em>__<\/em> in the past year<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/share_of_us_adults_who_pay_for_local_news-290483-1776172192.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents were asked if they had &#8220;directly paid or given money to any local news sources by subscribing, donating, or becoming a member.&#8221; Those who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Share of U.S. adults who pay for local news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they have <em>__<\/em> in the past year<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left;width:25%\">Year<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Paid for local news<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Not paid for local news<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">88%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">15%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">85%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">14%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">84%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents were asked if they had &#8220;directly paid or given money to any local news sources by subscribing, donating, or becoming a member.&#8221; Those who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"b4892fbe-4d66-4310-b2ca-4844b12503ba\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When those who have <em>not<\/em> paid for local news in the past year are asked why, half say the main reason they do not pay for local news is because they can find plenty of it for free. About three-in-ten (29%) say their main reason is that they\u2019re not interested enough to pay for it. Another 10% say it\u2019s too expensive, and 9% say that the news available to them is not good enough to pay for. These shares have largely stayed steady since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:295938,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/journalism\\\/fact-sheet\\\/local-news-fact-sheet\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/why-u-s-adults-dont-pay-for-local-news\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:299339,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/why_us_adults_dont_pay_for_local_news-290216-1776172292.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Why U.S. adults don&#039;t pay for local news&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Among U.S. adults who have not paid or given money to any local news source in the past year, % who say the main reason they didn&#039;t pay is \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;Can find plenty of free local news&quot;,&quot;Not interested enough in local news to pay for it&quot;,&quot;It&#039;s too expensive&quot;,&quot;The news provided is not good enough to pay for&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2025&quot;,&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;29%&quot;,&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;9%&quot;],[&quot;2024&quot;,&quot;49%&quot;,&quot;30%&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;,&quot;10%&quot;],[&quot;2018&quot;,&quot;49%&quot;,&quot;26%&quot;,&quot;12%&quot;,&quot;10%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/why_us_adults_dont_pay_for_local_news-290216-1776172292.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/local-news-fact-sheet\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/why-u-s-adults-dont-pay-for-local-news\/\" data-chart-title=\"Why U.S. adults don&#039;t pay for local news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-19\" data-wp-key=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Why U.S. adults don&#8217;t pay for local news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">Among U.S. adults who have not paid or given money to any local news source in the past year, % who say the main reason they didn&#8217;t pay is \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/why_us_adults_dont_pay_for_local_news-290216-1776172292.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570-table\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Why U.S. adults don&#8217;t pay for local news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">Among U.S. adults who have not paid or given money to any local news source in the past year, % who say the main reason they didn&#8217;t pay is \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:800px\"><thead><tr><th style=\"line-height:1.1;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;width:10%\">Year<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center\">Can find plenty of free local news<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center\">Not interested enough in local news to pay for it<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center\">It&#8217;s too expensive<\/th><th style=\"line-height:1.1;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center\">The news provided is not good enough to pay for<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:10%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">50%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">29%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">10%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:10%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">49%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">30%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">10%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:10%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">49%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">26%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">12%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">10%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"e22a3bfe-aa3b-4735-8f78-36bd439ed570\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-important-is-local-news&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"how-important-is-local-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How important is local news?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large majority of U.S. adults (80%) say that local news outlets are at least somewhat important to the well-being of their local community. There has been a recent decline in the share of Americans who say their local news outlets are <em>extremely<\/em> or <em>very<\/em> important: 34% say this in 2025, compared with 44% who said the same a year prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:295938,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/journalism\\\/fact-sheet\\\/local-news-fact-sheet\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/importance-of-local-news-outlets\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:299334,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/importance_of_local_news_outlets-290470-1776172205.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Importance of local news outlets&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say local news outlets are __ to the well-being of their local community&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;Extremely important&quot;,&quot;Very important&quot;,&quot;Somewhat important&quot;,&quot;Not too important&quot;,&quot;Not at all important&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2024&quot;,&quot;12%&quot;,&quot;32%&quot;,&quot;41%&quot;,&quot;12%&quot;,&quot;3%&quot;],[&quot;2025&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;,&quot;26%&quot;,&quot;47%&quot;,&quot;14%&quot;,&quot;4%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/importance_of_local_news_outlets-290470-1776172205.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/local-news-fact-sheet\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/importance-of-local-news-outlets\/\" data-chart-title=\"Importance of local news outlets\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-21\" data-wp-key=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Importance of local news outlets<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say local news outlets are __ to the well-being of their local community<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/importance_of_local_news_outlets-290470-1776172205.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d-table\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Importance of local news outlets<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say local news outlets are __ to the well-being of their local community<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 640px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:420px\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left;width:80px\">Year<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\">Extremely important<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\">Very important<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\">Somewhat important<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\">Not too important<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\">Not at all important<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:80px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">32%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">41%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">12%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;width:80px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">26%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">47%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">14%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">4%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"a71abc2e-8848-4b4c-9154-06cdd00a4f9d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-many-americans-have-spoken-with-a-local-journalist&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"how-many-americans-have-spoken-with-a-local-journalist\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many Americans have spoken with a local journalist?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter (23%) of Americans say they have ever spoken with a local journalist, roughly the same as the portion who said this in 2016. 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max-width:640px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Interactions with local journalists<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"51af4260-533a-4f2d-8238-8dcbfd009176-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/interactions_with_local_journalists-292828-1776172171.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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journalist<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">23%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">76%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">22%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">78%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">78%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">26%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:25%\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">74%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;51af4260-533a-4f2d-8238-8dcbfd009176-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 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class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Following local news by demographics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-077de5025ab4b736d9e8a2bed8bc04fe wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3\"><em>% of U.S. adults in each demographic group who say they follow local news <strong>very closely<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"min-width:450px\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Men<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Women<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">15%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">23%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">32%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">HS or less<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Some college<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">19%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">College+<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Black<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Hispanic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asian*<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">14%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/Lean Rep<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dem\/Lean Dem<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">22%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-ed34cfa74fe6d524e2cf79a794e18572 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:20px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25\">* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only.<br>Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic; Hispanic adults are of any race.<br>Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-fac7167de61d17c4818c969e790f0b0c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#231f20;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:1\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc32cf5d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Local news platform use by demographics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d287735bd3f3d2635fb8e6eff8fefdcf wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3\"><em>% of U.S. adults in each demographic group who say they <strong>often<\/strong> or <strong>sometimes<\/strong> get local news and information from \u2026<\/em> (scroll to right for additional platforms)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:1840px\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\"><\/th><th style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">TV news stations<\/th><th style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Radio stations<\/th><th style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Online forums or groups, e.g., Facebook groups or Nextdoor<\/th><th style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Other online-only sources<\/th><th style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Local govt. agencies and officials<\/th><th style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Local organizations, e.g., churches, school groups or political groups<\/th><th style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Newsletters\/Listservs<\/th><th style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">News influencers<\/th><th style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Daily newspapers<\/th><th style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Non-daily newspapers<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">65%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">52%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">52%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Men<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">63%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">46%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">43%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">33%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">33%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">35%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">31%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Women<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">67%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">53%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">57%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">41%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">43%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">43%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">35%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">48%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">54%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">48%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">31%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">29%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">31%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">60%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">60%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">47%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">43%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">45%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">74%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">61%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">49%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">39%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">29%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">35%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">78%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">31%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">39%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">43%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">19%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">HS or less<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">70%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">55%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px;width:190px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">50%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">38%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">38%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">40%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">36%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">39%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">35%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">32%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Some college<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">67%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px;width:190px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">57%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">45%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">41%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">40%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">36%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">38%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">35%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">College+<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">58%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">47%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px;width:190px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">48%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">45%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">42%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">39%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">39%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">32%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">37%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">64%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">35%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">31%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">35%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Black<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">76%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">56%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">46%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">46%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">47%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">45%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">41%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Hispanic<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">66%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">56%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">55%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">48%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">41%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">48%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">34%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asian*<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">59%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">44%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">46%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">43%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">32%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/Lean Rep<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">65%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">53%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">53%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">44%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">38%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">32%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">32%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dem\/Lean Dem<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">65%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:190px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">44%<\/td><td style=\"width:252px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">44%<\/td><td style=\"width:250px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:150px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">35%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-ed34cfa74fe6d524e2cf79a794e18572 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:20px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25\">* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only.<br>Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic; Hispanic adults are of any race.<br>Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-fac7167de61d17c4818c969e790f0b0c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#231f20;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:1\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc32cf5d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Local news platform preference by demographics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f8a68e9353a4b4c6a9e5fd5d5978c82f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3\"><em>% of U.S. adults in each demographic group who say they prefer <em>_<\/em>_ for getting local news and information<\/em> (scroll to right for additional preferences)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\" style=\"min-width:735px\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\"><\/th><th style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">A print newspaper<\/th><th style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Radio<\/th><th style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">Television<\/th><th style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">A social media site (such as Facebook or TikTok)<\/th><th style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\">A news website or app <\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">20%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">28%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Men<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">9%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">33%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">20%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">30%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Women<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">21%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">7%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">10%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">41%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">30%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">6%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">22%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">27%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">6%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">45%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">11%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">27%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">14%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">60%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">14%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">HS or less<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">43%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">21%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">19%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Some college<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">7%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">9%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">23%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">College+<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">10%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">9%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">24%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">17%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">39%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">10%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">9%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">16%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">29%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Black<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">4%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">40%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">25%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">23%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Hispanic<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">4%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">28%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asian*<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">23%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">27%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/Lean Rep<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">35%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">20%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;width:110px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dem\/Lean Dem<\/td><td style=\"width:125px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">7%<\/td><td style=\"width:75px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">31%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">22%<\/td><td style=\"width:175px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">31%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-ed34cfa74fe6d524e2cf79a794e18572 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:20px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25\">* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only.<br>Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic; Hispanic adults are of any race.<br>Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-fac7167de61d17c4818c969e790f0b0c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#231f20;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:1\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc32cf5d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Importance of local news by demographics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-032712cb5ed46b22d29c137e396df21c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3\"><em>% of U.S. adults in each demographic group who say local news outlets are <strong>at least somewhat important<\/strong> to the well-being of their local community<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"min-width:450px\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Men<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">79%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Women<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">82%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">77%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">81%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">83%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">HS or less<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">77%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Some college<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">83%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">College+<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">82%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Black<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">83%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Hispanic<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">82%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asian*<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">84%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/Lean Rep<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">75%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dem\/Lean Dem<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">86%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-ed34cfa74fe6d524e2cf79a794e18572 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:20px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25\">* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only.<br>Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic; Hispanic adults are of any race.<br>Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Dec. 8-14, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-fac7167de61d17c4818c969e790f0b0c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#231f20;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:1\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc32cf5d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Paying for local news by demographics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4144aba0d1ec5385f85ee85c0387fb9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3\"><em><em><em>% of U.S. adults who have paid for local news in the past year<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"min-width:450px\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:#000;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Men<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Women<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">19%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">HS or less<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Some college<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">College+<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Black<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Hispanic<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Asian*<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;border-bottom-color:#000;border-bottom-style:dotted;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/Lean Rep<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:225px;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dem\/Lean Dem<\/td><td style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;font-size:13px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">17%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f96cfca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-b10bfdef40e8816c1c6d8a95946e19ed wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:20px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.25\">* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only.<br>Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic; Hispanic adults are of any race.<br>Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18-24, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-fac7167de61d17c4818c969e790f0b0c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#231f20;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:1\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 data-is-section=\"true\" 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noopener\">Elisa Shearer<\/a>. Associate Digital Producer Justine Coleman, Associate Director of Design and Production Peter Bell and Research Analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/christopher-st-aubin\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/christopher-st-aubin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher St. Aubin<\/a> also contributed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/PJ_2025.09.25_news-information-fact-sheets_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/PJ_2025.09.25_news-information-fact-sheets_questionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/PJ_2025.09.25_news-information-fact-sheets_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/PJ_2025.09.25_news-information-fact-sheets_topline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2025\/09\/25\/news-information-fact-sheets-methodology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey methodology<\/a> from the survey conducted in August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PJ_2026.02.11_role-of-news-consumers_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PJ_2026.02.11_role-of-news-consumers_questionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PJ_2026.02.11_role-of-news-consumers_topline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">topline<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2026\/02\/11\/methodology-role-of-news-consumers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2026\/02\/11\/methodology-role-of-news-consumers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">methodology<\/a> from the survey conducted in December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Follow these links for related research:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Americans\u2019 Changing Relationship With Local News<\/a> (May 7, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">News Platform Fact Sheet<\/a>&nbsp;(Sept. 25, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social Media and News Fact Sheet<\/a>&nbsp;(Sept. 25, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-influencers-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">News Influencers Fact Sheet<\/a>&nbsp;(Nov. 4, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/24\/americans-are-following-the-news-less-closely-than-they-used-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Americans are following the news less closely than they used to<\/a>&nbsp;(Dec. 3, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/feature\/news-media-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">News Media Tracker<\/a> (June 10, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a Pew Research Center analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. 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