{"id":311716,"date":"2024-10-10T13:13:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=how-americans-are-getting-election-news"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:25:54","slug":"how-americans-are-getting-election-news","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/how-americans-are-getting-election-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How Americans are getting election news"},"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> Podcasts are playing a key role in the Harris and Trump campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong>: Americans&#8217; sources for presidential election news<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> The White House joins Reddit<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> OpenAI announces deal with Hearst<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> The platforms Americans use to get election news vary by age<\/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\">Kamala Harris has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/06\/harris-media-whirlwind-trump-battleground-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">given several interviews this week<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/06\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-interviews-the-view-stern-stephen-colbert.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generally avoiding media appearances<\/a> since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. This includes an appearance on Call Her Daddy, a podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/10\/07\/kamala-harris-media-strategy-call-her-daddy-00182781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">popular mostly with young women<\/a>. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has also appeared on a series of podcasts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/newsletters\/archive\/2024\/10\/why-trump-and-harris-are-turning-to-podcasts\/680199\/?gift=otEsSHbRYKNfFYMngVFweI5WU48PUoYuKl8Z9vkS1rI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">younger audiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcasts have become a common part of younger Americans&#8217; media diet<\/strong> in recent years, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Center study<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/?tabItem=e54e0c8d-6f0d-486f-809a-274eec12517d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 survey<\/a> found that about a third of U.S. adults under 50 (34%) say they at least sometimes get news from podcasts, higher than the share in older age groups. And 6% of American adults under 50 say podcasts are their <em>most common <\/em>source of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/10\/10\/where-americans-turn-for-election-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political and election news<\/a>.<\/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\">As Americans navigate the abundance of information about this year&#8217;s  presidential election, many of them are seeing news they think is inaccurate \u2013 and having a hard time distinguishing fact from fiction. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/10\/10\/americans-views-of-2024-election-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new survey<\/a> looks at Americans\u2019 views and consumption of election news.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the key findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Overall, <strong>about seven-in-ten Americans say they are following news about the candidates in the 2024 presidential election very (28%) or fairly (40%) closely.<\/strong> This is up from 58% in April and 65% in July, mirroring a pattern also seen in 2020 in which attention increases closer to Election Day.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>About three-quarters of U.S. adults (73%) say they have seen election coverage that they think is inaccurate at least somewhat often.\u00a0And roughly <strong>half (52%) say they generally find it difficult to determine what is true<\/strong> and what is not when getting election news.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Views toward election coverage often differ by party. <\/strong>For example, more than half of U.S. adults say the media have done very (13%) or somewhat (45%) well covering the election. But Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to hold this opinion (77% vs. 39%).<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about how Americans are getting news about the 2024 U.S. presidential election <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/10\/10\/americans-views-of-2024-election-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/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>The White House <\/strong>is sharing hurricane information on its new <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/10\/08\/the-white-house-joins-reddit-and-shares-hurricane-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit account<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Brazil <strong>lifts ban on X <\/strong>after company <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/brazil-x-elon-musk-supreme-court-de-moraes-e32c4b4171e78cbe8994f53713a922f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complies with court orders<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>The role of <strong>amateur radio<\/strong> in the aftermath of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/hurricane-helene-milton-north-carolina-florida-amateur-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Helene and Milton<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Fox News<\/strong> to debut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/08\/fox-news-spanish-language-show-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spanish-language<\/a> program<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Social media influencers<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/tiktok-news-influencers-social-media-politics-14c1595d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reshaping the political news landscape<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Local Ohio newspaper<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/ohio-mount-vernon-frasier-solar-fossil-fuel-metric-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spread dubious claims about solar power<\/a> amid fossil fuel campaign\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/10\/09\/shari-redstone-cbs-dokoupil-coates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disagreement at CBS<\/a> over <strong>Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/strong> interview<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" 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>OpenAI<\/strong> recently announced its latest content partnership with a media company. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/10\/08\/openai-announces-content-deal-with-hearst-cosmopolitan-elle-womens-health-san-francisco-chronicle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deal with Hearst<\/a> will enable content from dozens of the company&#8217;s publications, including the Houston Chronicle, Esquire and Cosmopolitan, to be used by <strong>ChatGPT<\/strong> and other products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans are slightly more likely to say that artificial intelligence helps people in their <strong>ability to find accurate information online <\/strong>(33%) than to say that it hurts (27%), according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/08\/28\/growing-public-concern-about-the-role-of-artificial-intelligence-in-daily-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. But many Americans are still unsure about the impact of AI in this area and several others.<\/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\">This week\u2019s chart looks at the very different ways that younger and older Americans are getting news about the presidential election. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/10\/10\/americans-views-of-2024-election-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Center survey<\/a>, nearly half of U.S. adults under 30 (46%) name social media as their most common source of election news. But among U.S. adults ages 65 and older, a majority (63%) say TV is their top source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeecec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeecec;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1318\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/10\/PJ_2024.10.10_2024-election-news_0-06_4b817c.webp?resize=480,1020 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/10\/PJ_2024.10.10_2024-election-news_0-06_4b817c.webp?resize=620,1318 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/10\/PJ_2024.10.10_2024-election-news_0-06_4b817c.webp?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing nearly half of adults under 30 say social media are their main source of political and election news\" class=\"wp-image-189216 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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