{"id":311734,"date":"2024-05-30T11:55:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T15:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=how-tuned-in-are-americans-on-2024-election-news"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:30:30","slug":"how-tuned-in-are-americans-on-2024-election-news","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/how-tuned-in-are-americans-on-2024-election-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How tuned in are Americans on 2024 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> AP expands collaborations with nonprofit local outlets<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong>: Our first look at Americans\u2019 experiences with 2024 election news<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> BBC to launch review of how it represents communities across the UK<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Vox Media and The Atlantic sign licensing deals with OpenAI<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> How current attention to presidential election news compares with 2020 and 2016<\/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>The Associated Press<\/strong> has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/28\/ap-associated-press-local-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new partnerships with nonprofit local news outlets<\/a> to share and distribute content ahead of the <strong>2024 U.S. elections.<\/strong> The newsrooms will distribute AP reports to their local communities for free, and The AP can share local coverage with its licensed media partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nonprofit news organizations<\/strong> play an increasingly important role in covering politics at the state level. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/04\/05\/statehouse-reporters-by-outlet-type-nonprofit-news-grows-as-newspaper-presence-declines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 2022 Pew Research Center study<\/a>, nonprofit news outlets are now the second-largest employer of statehouse reporters, following newspapers. One-in-five statehouse reporters in the U.S. worked at a nonprofit news organization in 2022, up from just 6% in 2014.<\/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\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/05\/28\/more-than-half-of-americans-are-following-election-news-closely-and-many-are-already-worn-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Pew Research Center survey<\/a> looks at how closely Americans are following news about the 2024 presidential candidates.\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><strong>Older Americans<\/strong> are much more likely than young adults to say they are<strong> following election news closely.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>A majority of U.S. adults (62%) say they feel <strong>worn out by the amount of election coverage,<\/strong> although those who are following election news closely are less likely to say this.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Americans are more likely to say they mostly get political news because they <strong>happen to come across it<\/strong> (57%) than because they are looking for it (42%).<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A majority of U.S. adults (62%) say they get most political and election news from <strong>journalists and news organizations<\/strong> rather than other sources.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/05\/28\/more-than-half-of-americans-are-following-election-news-closely-and-many-are-already-worn-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full analysis<\/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>BBC <\/strong>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/bbc-review-representation-diversity-portrayal-1235910626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch a review<\/a> of how it represents \u201cdifferent groups and communities\u201d across the UK<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How <strong>influencers in South Africa<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2024\/south-africa-tiktok-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">using TikTok<\/a> to encourage voting<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta <\/strong>says it has <strong>found networks <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/meta-identifies-networks-pushing-deceptive-content-likely-generated-by-ai-2024-05-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pushing deceptive content<\/a> likely generated by <strong>AI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Iran <\/strong>says six of its state media journalists <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-saudi-arabia-detention-tv-crew-241867f43b8e09c581978452b50c67ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were expelled from Saudi Arabia<\/a> ahead of Hajj<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New hedge fund<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/05\/25\/hunterbrook-media-sam-koppelman-journalism-00158129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aims to use investigative reporting<\/a> to profit off the stock market<\/li>\n\n\n<li>One of two <strong>California bills <\/strong>seeking to support local journalism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article288800940.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dies after tech industry lobbying<\/a><\/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\">Vox Media and The Atlantic have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/5\/29\/24167072\/openai-content-copyright-vox-media-the-atlantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed licensing deals with OpenAI<\/a>, allowing their content to be used to train AI models and generate responses to users&#8217; questions. These deals are part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/05\/27\/ai-media-barry-diller-iac-nyt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broader trend<\/a> of <strong>OpenAI partnering with news organizations <\/strong>as the tech company seeks to avoid copyright lawsuits. As part of the agreements, content from the two publications will include attribution links when cited in ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 54% of Americans say artificial intelligence programs that generate text and images &#8211; like ChatGPT &#8211; need to <strong>credit the sources they rely on <\/strong>to produce their responses, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/03\/26\/many-americans-think-generative-ai-programs-should-credit-the-sources-they-rely-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center survey<\/a> conducted earlier this year. A much smaller share (14%) say the programs don\u2019t need to credit sources, while about a third (32%) say they\u2019re not sure.<\/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 comes from our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/05\/28\/more-than-half-of-americans-are-following-election-news-closely-and-many-are-already-worn-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest analysis of Americans\u2019 attention to election news<\/a>. A majority of U.S. adults (58%) said in an April survey that they have been following news about the presidential candidates very or fairly closely, slightly higher than the share who said the same in April 2020 (52%). During the last election cycle, attention increased closer to Election Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4dadc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4dadc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.26_election-coverage_1.png?resize=480,443 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.26_election-coverage_1.png?resize=782,722 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.26_election-coverage_1.png?resize=840,776 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"591\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.26_election-coverage_1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that more than half of Americans have been closely following news about 2024 presidential candidates.\" class=\"wp-image-168821 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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