{"id":311694,"date":"2025-04-03T13:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:20:30","slug":"most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans say they are tuned in to news about the Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> White House says it may control reporters\u2019 seating chart in press room<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center:<\/strong> Most Americans say they are tuned in to news about the Trump administration\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> Newsmax stock\u00a0surges after IPO<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> CBS revamps Evening News with more in-depth reporting\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> The reasons Republicans and Democrats are following news about the Trump administration<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25\u00a0<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration said this week it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/30\/white-house-press-briefing-seating-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans to take control of reporters\u2019 seating arrangement<\/a>\u00a0in the press briefing room, which has long been determined by the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association. This change would represent\u00a0<strong>yet another break from the traditional relationship between the White House and the press that covers it;<\/strong> the Trump administration has also given itself the power to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/26\/us\/politics\/trump-white-house-press-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pick which news outlets participate in the press pool<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/24\/trump-white-house-associated-press-lawsuit-00205723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">barred The Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0from attending certain events.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Americans in each major political party say the relationship between the Trump administration and the news media is bad, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2025\/03\/31\/most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration\/#views-on-the-trump-administration-s-relationship-with-the-news-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. But\u00a0<strong>the American public has heard much less about this relationship than it did during Trump\u2019s first term. <\/strong>In 2017, nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) said they had heard a lot about the relationship between the Trump administration and the U.S. news media. As of Feb. 24-March 2, when this year\u2019s survey was conducted, just half that share (36%) say they\u2019ve heard a lot about this relationship, although an additional 44% say they have heard a little about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About seven-in-ten U.S. adults \u2013 including similar majorities of Republicans and Democrats \u2013 say they have been <strong>following news about the actions and initiatives of the Trump administration<\/strong> very (31%) or fairly (40%) closely, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2025\/03\/31\/most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center survey<\/a> conducted Feb. 24-March 2. More people say they are following this kind of news very closely than said the same in the early days of the Biden administration in 2021 (31% vs. 22%).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, 40% of Americans say they have been <strong>paying more attention to political news since Trump took office,<\/strong> compared with just 10% who report paying less attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about Americans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2025\/03\/31\/most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attention to news about the new Trump administration<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc\u00a0<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Newsmax\u00a0<\/strong>stock\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/01\/media\/newsmax-stock-surges-after-ipo\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surges after IPO<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Gavin Newsom\u2019s new podcast\u00a0<\/strong>and Democrats\u2019 debate about their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/03\/30\/2025\/get-out-of-their-bubbles-or-harden-them-newsom-democrats-debate-their-media-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">future media strategy<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A look at\u00a0<strong>former TV news anchors<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/31\/business\/media\/tv-news-anchors-substack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moving to Substack<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Court allows\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nyt-openai-copyright-lawsuit-chatgpt-cc19ef2cf3f23343738e892b60d6d7a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NYT\u2019s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to advance<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How\u00a0<strong>newsrooms are trying to grab audience attention<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2025\/apr\/01\/i-cant-cope-with-it-any-more-newsrooms-scramble-to-retain-audiences-amid-the-big-switch-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amid growing news avoidance<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Bloomberg\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0rough start with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/29\/business\/media\/bloomberg-ai-summaries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI summaries<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>The Free Press<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/04\/01\/the-free-press-new-columnists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announces new columnists<\/a> as subscriber base grows\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CBS <\/strong>has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/cbs-evening-news-overhaul-tv-ratings-paramount-1236352859\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new version of its evening news show<\/a>, aiming to engage more viewers with a focus on hearing firsthand from reporters and covering more in-depth stories. The network\u2019s audience for the evening news slot has consistently lagged behind that of ABC and NBC, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/network-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our analysis of data from 2016-2022<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The revamp may be especially challenging amid a changing news and information landscape. While <strong>far <\/strong><strong>more Americans now say they prefer to get news from digital devices than TV<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> most U.S. adults <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">still at least sometimes get news from TV<\/a>. And CBS Evening News has reportedly seen a recent boost in views on <strong>YouTube<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> where 32% of Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">say they regularly get news<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcca\u00a0<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our chart this week looks at the <strong>major reasons for why Americans in each party have been following news about the new Trump administration.<\/strong> According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2025\/03\/31\/most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration\/#reasons-americans-follow-or-don-t-follow-news-about-the-trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Center survey<\/a>, among U.S. adults who are following news about the Trump administration\u2019s actions and initiatives very or fairly closely, identical shares of Democrats and Republicans (62% each, including those who lean to each party) say the personal relevance to their life is a major reason they are doing so. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there are substantial gaps between the two parties on other reasons for following this news. Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to say <strong>concern about what the administration is doing<\/strong> (88%) and <strong>difficulty in avoiding the news<\/strong> (56%) are major factors in why they are following news about the administration, though substantial shares of Republicans also cite these reasons (45% and 31%, respectively). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans, meanwhile, are much more likely to say they are following news about the Trump administration because they like what it is doing (64% vs. 8%).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PJ_2025.03.31_trump-and-media_0-05.png?resize=480,503 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PJ_2025.03.31_trump-and-media_0-05.png?resize=782,819 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PJ_2025.03.31_trump-and-media_0-05.png?resize=840,880 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"670\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PJ_2025.03.31_trump-and-media_0-05.png?w=640\" alt=\"This chart looks at the major reasons people give for following news about the Trump administration. It displays differences between Republicans and Democrats on five potential reasons, including \u201cI\u2019m concerned about what the administration is doing,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s relevant to my life\u201d and \u201cI like what the administration is doing.\u201d \" class=\"wp-image-222129 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. It is edited by Michael Lipka and copy edited by David Kent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Do you like this newsletter? 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