{"id":311737,"date":"2024-05-09T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:58:38","slug":"americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 changing relationship with local news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized prc-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/prc-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429038\" style=\"width:409px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-light-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" \/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-05-09T11:45:26-04:00\">May 9, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading newsletter-title has-serif-font-family\" id=\"the-briefing\">The Briefing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>&nbsp;<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=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> TV news faces instability before the U.S. election<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center:<\/strong> Americans\u2019 changing relationship with local news<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> Israel forces Al Jazeera to close local operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> TikTok sues U.S. government over potential ban<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> Americans\u2019 local news sources have become more digital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top-story\">\ud83d\udd25&nbsp;<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABC News is <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abc-news-president-kim-godwin-retires-ea586f896a075b8de35df530945eb979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">going through a leadership change<\/a> and the parent company of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/07\/regulation-sony-apollo-paramount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS is facing a potential sale<\/a>, among other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/06\/business\/media\/tv-news-turbulence-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instability for TV news<\/a> ahead of the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid this turmoil, networks are innovating digitally to retain audiences as traditional broadcast viewership is aging and declining. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Center study<\/a>, 56% of U.S. adults say they often get news from digital devices, surpassing <strong>32% who often turn to television<\/strong>. The share of Americans who prefer to get news on TV <strong>declined from 35% in 2020 to 27% in 2023<\/strong>, whereas the share who prefer digital devices increased from 52% to 58% during the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"new-from-pew-research\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The local news landscape in America is going through profound changes as both news consumers and producers continue to adapt to a more digital news environment. A new<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Pew Research Center survey<\/a> asked U.S. adults about the ways they access local news, as well as their attitudes toward local journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key findings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A growing share of <strong>Americans prefer to get local news online<\/strong>, while fewer are getting news on TV or in print.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The share of U.S. adults who say they are paying<strong> close attention to local news has declined.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Americans still see <strong>value in local news and local journalists<\/strong>, and views of local news don\u2019t have the same stark political divides that exist within Americans\u2019 opinions about national media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the first in a series of Pew Research Center reports on local news from the  <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew-Knight Initiative<\/a>, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"under-the-radar\">\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Israel <\/strong>forces <strong>Al Jazeera<\/strong> to close local operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-68961753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raids office and seizes equipment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cond\u00e9 Nast<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/digital\/news\/conde-nast-union-deal-averting-met-gala-strike-1235992809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reaches deal with union<\/a>, avoids picket line at <strong>Met Gala<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business Insider <\/strong>editor-in-chief <strong>Nicholas Carlson<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/05\/07\/2024\/business-insiders-editor-in-chief-nicholas-carlson-is-stepping-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">steps down<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OpenAI <\/strong>announces tool designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/openai-olive-branch-artists-ai-algorithms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">give content owners control<\/a> over how their work is used<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How <strong>Trump\u2019s messages<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/interactive\/2024\/trump-truth-social-posts-amplifiers-right-wing-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amplified beyond Truth Social<\/a> by his allies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online news organizations<\/strong> outnumbered newspapers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2024\/05\/this-years-pulitzer-prizes-were-a-coming-out-party-for-online-media-and-a-marker-of-local-newspapers-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pulitzer Prize finalists<\/a> this year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"looking-ahead\">\ud83d\udcc5&nbsp;<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TikTok is suing the U.S. government<\/strong>, challenging a law signed by President Joe Biden that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/tiktok-bytedance-sue-block-us-law-seeking-sale-or-ban-app-2024-05-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ban the app if it is not sold<\/a>. The company argues that the new law violates free speech protections in the First Amendment, and the lawsuit reflects wider concerns about government regulation of tech companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans favor more rather than less regulation of Big Tech companies<\/strong>, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/04\/29\/americans-views-of-technology-companies-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent Center survey<\/a>. When asked whether the government should regulate major technology companies more, less or at its current level, 51% believe these companies should be regulated <em>more <\/em>than they are now and 16% feel they should be regulated <em>less<\/em>. About three-in-ten (31%) say the current level of regulation should continue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More specifically,\u00a0<strong>38% of Americans\u00a0said last fall\u00a0that they would support the U.S. government banning TikTok<\/strong>, while 27% oppose such a ban.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/12\/11\/a-declining-share-of-adults-and-few-teens-support-a-us-tiktok-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support for the ban declined<\/a>\u00a0between March and October of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"chart-of-the-week\">\ud83d\udcca&nbsp;<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chart of the week comes from our new <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report on local news trends<\/a> in the U.S. The ways in which Americans access local news are changing, reflecting a news and information environment that is becoming increasingly digital. Fewer people now say they prefer to get local news via TV (32%, down from 41% in 2018). <strong>Americans are now more likely to say they prefer to get local news online<\/strong>, either through news websites<strong> <\/strong>(26%) or social media (23%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-200-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PJ_2024.05.07_local-news-trends_0-06.png?resize=400,1182 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"591\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PJ_2024.05.07_local-news-trends_0-06.png?w=200\" alt=\"A line chart showing Americans\u2019 preferred path to local news is moving online\" class=\"wp-image-164897 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f2f2; object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.&nbsp;<\/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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