{"id":311717,"date":"2024-10-03T10:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=hurricane-helene-survivors-turn-to-local-news"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:30:27","slug":"hurricane-helene-survivors-turn-to-local-news","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/hurricane-helene-survivors-turn-to-local-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Helene survivors turn to local 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> People affected by Hurricane Helene are turning to local news outlets<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> Assange says he \u201cpled guilty to journalism\u201d to end incarceration<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> CNN and Reuters to introduce website paywalls<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> How journalists and the public differ in their views of &#8220;bothsidesism&#8221;<\/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\">In the wake of <strong>Hurricane Helene,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/locally\/2024\/after-hurricane-helene-neighbors-are-whats-getting-us-through-this\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">people in affected areas are turning to local news outlets<\/a> to provide critical, trustworthy updates on damage, relief efforts and more. With the widespread loss of phone service \u2013 and  the spread of misinformation online \u2013 <strong>old-fashioned media<\/strong> like <strong>radio stations<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/01\/helene-north-carolina-media-misinformation-fact-checking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helping people navigate the aftermath<\/a> of the natural disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most U.S. adults (85%) say <strong>local news outlets are at least somewhat important to the well-being of their local community<\/strong>, including 44% who say they are extremely or very important, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/views-of-local-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Center survey<\/a>. But locals\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/sources-of-local-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">access to certain kinds of news outlets<\/a> may be limited by where they live. Americans who live in rural areas are much less likely than others to say there is a TV news station covering their local area. And <strong>one-in-five rural Americans say they don&#8217;t have a radio station covering their area,<\/strong> while an additional 18% say they are not sure if they have local radio coverage.<\/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>Julian Assange<\/strong> says he pleaded <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/julian-assange-statement-council-europe-5373cfb854474deba0e5799b23cb8d2e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;guilty to journalism\u201d<\/a> to end incarceration<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Independent Russian newspaper <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/forced-closure-weekly-spells-end-russias-independent-press-2024-10-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stops publishing<\/a> after being labeled as foreign agent\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/01\/nx-s1-5135681\/trump-60-minutes-jd-vance-tim-walz-debate-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backs out of prime-time interview<\/a> with <strong>60 Minutes on CBS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>The Onion<\/strong> to revive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/09\/30\/the-onion-news-network-joshua-johnson-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cable news parody show<\/a> Onion News Network<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/01\/israel-gaza-war-assaults-journalists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assaults on U.S. journalists increase<\/a>, linked to Israel-Hamas war protests<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How <strong>social media users<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/newlinesmag.com\/argument\/preserving-the-ephemera-of-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documenting the war in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>A look into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2024\/10\/07\/social-media-mental-health-suicide-crisis-teens?_sp=b8695b52-22c0-470e-b340-9c787e5e71ad.1727894029874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debates over social media\u2019s role<\/a> in <strong>teen suicide crisis<\/strong><\/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\">Earlier this week, <strong>CNN<\/strong> and<strong> Reuters <\/strong>announced that they plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/4910822-cnn-reuters-launching-digital-paywalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">introduce paywalls<\/a> to their websites. This move comes at a time when news websites are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/02\/06\/great-subscription-news-reversal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trying to find the right balance<\/a> between revenue from advertising and subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter of U.S. adults (23%) say they <strong>prefer to get news from news websites or apps<\/strong> over any other source, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a recent Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. Television is the only platform that is preferred by a larger share of Americans (32%).<\/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&#8217;s chart looks at how journalists and the public differ in their views of &#8220;bothsidesism&#8221; in news coverage. In <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/07\/13\/u-s-journalists-differ-from-the-public-in-their-views-of-bothsidesism-in-journalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 2022 survey<\/a>, about three-quarters of U.S. adults (76%) said journalists should always strive to give all sides equal coverage. But in a survey of U.S. journalists, a little more than half (55%) said that every side does not always deserve equal coverage in the news.<\/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=\"e2d9d1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2d9d1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/10\/ft_2022.07.13_bothsidesjournalism_01.webp?resize=480,397 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/10\/ft_2022.07.13_bothsidesjournalism_01.webp?resize=782,646 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/10\/ft_2022.07.13_bothsidesjournalism_01.webp?resize=840,694 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"529\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/10\/ft_2022.07.13_bothsidesjournalism_01.webp?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that U.S. journalists are more likely than the public to say all sides don\u2019t always deserve equal coverage.\" class=\"wp-image-188535 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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