{"id":87889,"date":"2020-06-12T14:56:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T19:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:25:05","slug":"majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Majorities of Americans Say News Coverage of George Floyd Protests Has Been Good, Trump\u2019s Public Message Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_protestsmedia_feature-jpg-3\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"59514d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #59514d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_ProtestsMedia_feature.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Protesters kneel and hold up their hands in Lafayette Square, near the White House, on June 4 to protest the death of George Floyd.\" class=\"wp-image-109371 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Protesters kneel and hold up their hands in Lafayette Square, near the White House, on June 4 to protest the death of George Floyd. (Olivier Douliery\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.pewresearch.org\/topics\/american-news-pathways\/\">American News Pathways<\/a>&nbsp;project conducted this study to understand how Americans are engaging with and perceiving news coverage of the demonstrations to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed in police custody in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this analysis, we surveyed 9,654 U.S. adults between June 4-10, 2020. Everyone who completed the survey is a member of Pew Research Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.pewresearch.org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See here to read more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.pewresearch.org\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_Media-and-Protests_TOPLINE.pdf\">the questions used for this report<\/a>&nbsp;and the report\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.pewresearch.org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/media-and-george-floyd-protests-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.pewresearch.org\/pathways-2020\/FLOYDFOL\/total_us_adults\/us_adults\">interactive data tool<\/a>&nbsp;to access the questions included in this report, as well as content about the coronavirus outbreak and the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The killing of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police and the protests that ensued across the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/george-floyd-protests-coronavirus-media-coverage-08e7aa7c-1a31-4f1a-98b1-adf3229797ca.html\">have dominated news coverage<\/a> that had for the past few months been consumed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topics\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\/\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_media-and-protests_0-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2dbdc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2dbdc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"365\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?w=844\" alt=\"Americans\u2019 high attention to news about the George Floyd protests about on par with recent high attention to COVID-19 outbreak\" class=\"wp-image-109332 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png 844w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=300,261 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=768,668 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=466,405 466w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=200,174 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=260,226 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=310,270 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=420,365 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=640,557 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=740,644 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=160,139 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-01.png?resize=320,278 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans have been following news of Floyd\u2019s death and the demonstrations that followed nearly as closely as they had been keeping up with news related to COVID-19, and many are discussing it frequently with others, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of 9,654 U.S. adults on the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>, conducted June 4-10, 2020, &nbsp;as part of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topics\/american-news-pathways\/\">American News Pathways<\/a> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_media-and-protests_0-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae5e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae5e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"573\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?w=750\" alt=\"Black Americans more likely to approve of news media coverage of protests, say Trump has been giving the completely wrong message\" class=\"wp-image-109335 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png 844w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=220,300 220w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=768,1048 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=750,1024 750w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=297,405 297w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=200,273 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=260,355 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=310,423 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=420,573 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=640,874 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=740,1010 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=160,218 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-02.png?resize=320,437 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid this intense interest, the public has differing assessments of the news media\u2019s coverage and the message being delivered by their president. Fully six-in-ten U.S. adults say Donald Trump\u2019s message in response to the protests has been wrong, including about four-in-ten (39%) who say it has been \u201ccompletely\u201d wrong. Fewer (37%) say his message has struck the right tone, with just 12% saying Trump has delivered the \u201ccompletely\u201d right message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/06\/12\/amid-protests-majorities-across-racial-and-ethnic-groups-express-support-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement\">Amid Protests, Majorities Across Racial and Ethnic Groups Express Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to news coverage of the demonstrations, on the other hand, more Americans offer a positive assessment than a negative one. Most U.S. adults (57%) say news organizations have done a \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cexcellent\u201d job, compared with 42% who give the news media an \u201conly fair\u201d or \u201cpoor\u201d assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Differences in the evaluations of Trump and the news media are particularly dramatic when it comes to black Americans. A full 85% say the message Trump has been putting out is mostly (21%) or completely wrong (64%), while only 13% say it is right. Conversely, about seven-in-ten black adults (72%) say the media have done a good or excellent job covering the demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White Americans are more closely divided, though still give a more negative (52%) than positive (45%) assessment of Trump\u2019s message, and a more positive (55%) than negative (44%) rating of media coverage of the protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_media-and-protests_0-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e4e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e4e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"472\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?w=844\" alt=\"Among white adults, Democrats and Republicans have different perspectives on Trump message and news media coverage\" class=\"wp-image-109337 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png 844w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=267,300 267w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=768,863 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=361,405 361w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=200,225 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=260,292 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=310,348 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=420,472 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=640,719 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=740,831 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=160,180 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-03.png?resize=320,359 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of what divides white adults in this case is political.[1. In addition to the differences in views of racial issues between black and white adults, there are also often differences because of political party. Because black adults disproportionately identify with or lean to the Democratic Party, this report often shows gaps between Republicans and Democrats among white adults.] White Americans who are Democrats or lean Democratic and those who are Republicans or lean Republican express very different views on both Trump\u2019s messaging and media coverage around the protests. A total of 76% of white Republicans say Trump\u2019s message has been mostly or completely right, in contrast with almost unanimous agreement among white Democrats (94%) that it has been wrong (including almost three-quarters who say Trump\u2019s stance has been <em>completely<\/em> wrong). And while 60% of white Republicans say the news media have been covering the protests only fairly or poorly, 76% of white Democrats say journalists have been doing a good or excellent job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are similar patterns by party affiliation overall \u2013 beyond differences among white adults. Democrats and those who lean Democratic, regardless of race or ethnicity, are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to be very closely following coverage of the demonstrations, and partisans have starkly different assessments of the media coverage and Trump\u2019s message than Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;on-balance-americans-say-too-much-news-coverage-has-focused-on-acts-of-violence-during-protests-too-little-on-nonviolent-protests&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"on-balance-americans-say-too-much-news-coverage-has-focused-on-acts-of-violence-during-protests-too-little-on-nonviolent-protests\">On balance, Americans say too much news coverage has focused on acts of violence during protests, too little on nonviolent protests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to news media coverage overall, the study asked the public\u2019s thoughts about the amount of coverage news organizations have devoted to six specific storylines related to the demonstrations. Acts of violence and destruction that have occurred around the protests is the only storyline of the six that a plurality of Americans say is receiving <em>too much<\/em> news coverage. More than four-in-ten U.S. adults (44%) say this element of the story is getting too much attention, compared with about half as many (20%) who say coverage is too light and 36% who say the level of coverage has been about right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, about half of U.S. adults (51%) say nonviolent protests are getting <em>too little<\/em> coverage, with another 36% saying they are getting the right amount of coverage and far fewer (12%) who say there has been too much coverage of nonviolent demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly half of Americans say the level of coverage has been appropriate on three topics: the decision of whether to prosecute the officers involved in George Floyd\u2019s death (53%), the death of Floyd himself (47%) and the actions taken by the police and National Guard in response to the protests (46%). In each case, more Americans say these stories have been getting too little coverage rather than too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_media-and-protests_0-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edebe8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edebe8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"543\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Americans more likely to say there has been too little coverage of nonviolent protests than of events surrounding George Floyd\u2019s death\" class=\"wp-image-109340 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png 1284w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=300,255 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=768,652 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=1024,869 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=477,405 477w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=200,170 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=260,221 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=310,263 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=420,357 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=640,543 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=740,628 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=160,136 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-04.png?resize=320,272 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black and white adults offer varying perspectives on the amount of coverage the news media are giving to some of the storylines. For example, about half of black adults (51%) say there has been too little coverage of the decisions around whether to prosecute Minneapolis police officers for Floyd\u2019s killing, while just 28% of white Americans agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_media-and-protests_0-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece9e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece9e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"613\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?w=518\" alt=\"Black and white adults vary on opinions of news coverage of several aspects of the protests\" class=\"wp-image-109342 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png 624w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=152,300 152w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=518,1024 518w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=205,405 205w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=200,396 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=260,514 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=310,613 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=420,831 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=160,316 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-05.png?resize=320,633 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar gap exists on the larger issue of race relations \u2013 55% of black Americans say that subject has not been receiving enough attention, compared with 33% of white Americans who say the same. Among white adults, there are large differences between Democrats and Republicans on this question. About half of white Democrats (51%) and just 19% of white Republicans say that broader subject of race relations has not gotten enough coverage; meanwhile, 50% of white Republicans say it has gotten <em>too much<\/em> attention, compared with only 9% of white Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no consensus among Americans overall about news media coverage of race relations more broadly: 38% say there has been too little, 27% say there has been too much, and 34% say there has been about the right amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;young-adults-stand-out-for-discussing-the-protests-more-than-older-adults-being-particularly-negative-on-trump-s-message-and-wanting-more-coverage-of-most-issues&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"young-adults-stand-out-for-discussing-the-protests-more-than-older-adults-being-particularly-negative-on-trump-s-message-and-wanting-more-coverage-of-most-issues\">Young adults stand out for discussing the protests more than older adults, being particularly negative on Trump\u2019s message and wanting more coverage of most issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In evaluating responses to the events surrounding George Floyd\u2019s death by age, one group clearly stands out \u2014 America\u2019s youngest adults. They give Trump\u2019s public response the most negative assessment of any age group, with 76% saying he is delivering a mostly or completely wrong message on the demonstrations. That contrasts with the 49% of Americans 65 and older who offer the same evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_media-and-protests_0-06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece8dd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece8dd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"551\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?w=576\" alt=\"Younger Americans give more negative ratings of Trump\u2019s message, news media coverage of protests\" class=\"wp-image-109345 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png 624w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=169,300 169w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=576,1024 576w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=228,405 228w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=200,356 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=260,463 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=310,551 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=420,747 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=160,285 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-06.png?resize=320,569 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, adults under 30 also are more critical of the news media\u2019s coverage than any other age group, with 43% rating it as excellent or good and 56% giving it a fair or poor grade. Among older Americans, majorities give the news media a positive assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/06\/12\/majorities-of-americans-say-news-coverage-of-george-floyd-protests-has-been-good-trumps-public-message-wrong\/pj_2020-06-12_media-and-protests_0-07-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeebe1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeebe1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"727\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?w=436\" alt=\"Younger adults want more news coverage of several aspects of protests\" class=\"wp-image-109347 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png 624w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=128,300 128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=436,1024 436w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=173,405 173w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=200,469 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=260,610 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=310,727 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=420,985 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=136,320 136w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/PJ_2020.06.12_media-and-protests_0-07.png?resize=273,640 273w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That negative assessment of the news coverage from young adults may be connected to their view that a number of important storylines have not been getting enough media attention. Americans ages 18 to 29 are more likely than their elders to say five of the six storylines explored in the survey have received insufficient coverage. That includes 66% who say there has been too little coverage of nonviolent protests and 59% who say the larger issue of race relations is not getting enough attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only exception is the question about violence surrounding the protests: About one-in-five adults under 30 say the news media should be covering this more, similar to other age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in keeping with their <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/07\/07\/young-adults\/\">overall news media consumption habits<\/a>, Americans 65 and older comprise the age group most likely to follow the demonstrations very or fairly closely (90%). 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