{"id":311712,"date":"2024-11-07T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=trumps-relationship-with-the-media"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:25:54","slug":"trumps-relationship-with-the-media","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/trumps-relationship-with-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s relationship with the media"},"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> Trump\u2019s relationship with the media<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> Australia proposes banning social media for children under 16<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Public media to get extra funding for statehouse reporting<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> A look at news coverage in the first 100 days of Trump&#8217;s first term<\/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\"><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s reelection<\/strong> could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/06\/media\/trump-reelection-media-credibility-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a pivotal point for the U.S. media<\/a>. During the campaign, Trump and his allies kept up their <strong>adversarial stance toward journalists<\/strong>, threatening to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-2024-second-term-prosecute-media-b892fd6f3ce721016eb1176e82aa51c3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prosecute those he perceives as enemies<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/22\/nx-s1-5161480\/trump-media-threats-abc-cbs-60-minutes-journalists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strip TV networks of their broadcast licenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Republicans\u2019 views toward news organizations have become much more negative<\/strong> since Trump\u2019s first presidential campaign. Four-in-ten Republicans and GOP-leaning independents now say that they have some or a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/10\/16\/republicans-young-adults-now-nearly-as-likely-to-trust-info-from-social-media-as-from-national-news-outlets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trust in national news organizations<\/a>, down from 70% who said this in 2016. Republicans also were much less likely than Democrats to say the news media did a good job <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/10\/10\/how-americans-feel-about-election-coverage\/#broad-assessments-of-election-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">covering both the 2020 and 2024 elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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>Australia <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/cybersecurity\/australia-proposes-ban-social-media-those-under-16-2024-11-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announces plans to ban social media<\/a> for children under 16<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New York Times<\/strong> tech workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/11\/04\/new-york-times-tech-strike-walkout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">go on strike one day before election<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump campaign<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/05\/media\/trump-revokes-journalists-election-night-credentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revokes journalists\u2019 election night press credentials<\/a> after critical coverage<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/07\/business\/media\/trump-media-strategy-podcasts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trump&#8217;s media strategy<\/strong><\/a> after his election victory<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeff Bezos<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/06\/business\/media\/jeff-bezos-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">congratulates Trump on his election victory<\/a> after <strong>blocking Washington Post\u2019s endorsement of Kamala Harris<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Owner of Los Angeles Times<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/los-angeles-times-patrick-soon-shiong-endorsement-decision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cites candidates&#8217; support for Israel<\/a> as reason for the paper\u2019s non-endorsement in email to senior staff<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A look at Israel&#8217;s <strong>Channel 14<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/03\/ultranationalist-tv-channel-14-most-watched-news-source-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the ultranationalist TV network<\/a> that is quickly gaining prominence<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\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\">The <strong>Corporation for Public Broadcasting<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/current.org\/2024\/11\/how-stations-are-enhancing-statehouse-journalism-with-cpb-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">providing additional funding<\/a> to public media in seven states, including Wyoming, Colorado and Nevada, for <strong>state government reporting<\/strong>. The support from CPB will help newsrooms hire statehouse journalists, broaden areas of coverage and build collaborations with other outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/04\/05\/total-number-of-u-s-statehouse-reporters-rises-but-fewer-are-on-the-beat-full-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Center study<\/a> found that the total number of reporters assigned to the 50 state capitols increased by 8% between 2014 and 2022. However, <strong>fewer reporters were covering state governments full time<\/strong>. Out of the 1,724 statehouse reporters identified by the 2022 study, just under half (850, or 49%) reported on the statehouse full time.<\/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\">After Donald Trump&#8217;s reelection, we look back at a chart from a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2017\/10\/02\/covering-president-trump-in-a-polarized-media-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017 Pew Research Center study<\/a> that analyzed news coverage of the first 100 days of Trump\u2019s first term from a variety of major news outlets, including newspaper websites, radio and TV broadcasts, and digital news outlets. During that time, only 11% of stories analyzed delivered an overall positive assessment of the Trump administration\u2019s words or actions, while four times as many (44%) offered a negative assessment. The remaining 45% were neither positive nor negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e6e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e6e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"403\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/10\/PJ_2017.10.02_Trump-First-100-Days_0-07.png?resize=309,403 309w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/10\/PJ_2017.10.02_Trump-First-100-Days_0-07.png?w=309\" alt=\"Stories about Trump\" class=\"wp-image-110001 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, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. 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