{"id":340075,"date":"2026-07-16T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=prc_email_campaign&#038;p=340075"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:56:15","slug":"the-briefing-2026-07-16","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/campaign\/the-briefing-2026-07-16\/","title":{"rendered":"How Americans are engaged with news, politics, religion and civic life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-16T15:56:15-04:00\">July 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"the-briefing\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.147), 28px);font-weight:700\">The Briefing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2a2a2a;color:#2a2a2a\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong> <em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. <a href=\"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&#8217;s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> Germany says AI-generated information is subject to its media laws<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center:<\/strong> How Americans are engaged with news, politics, religion and civic life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> DOJ subpoenas New York Times reporters as Trump administration cracks down on leaks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Tech startup plans to put reporters in statehouses, plug information into AI model and sell subscriptions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> How four groups vary by key measures of social and civic engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"featured-story\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">\ud83d\udd25 <strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>German regulators<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/german-media-regulator-says-googles-ai-overviews-subject-german-media-law-2026-07-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said this week<\/a> that the country\u2019s media laws apply to <strong>content generated by artificial intelligence<\/strong> after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-court-holds-google-liable-for-fake-ai-answers\/a-77527661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court ruled last month<\/a> that <strong>Google<\/strong> is liable for inaccurate information in its AI summaries.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2025\/10\/15\/trust-in-own-country-to-regulate-use-of-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center survey last year<\/a>, seven-in-ten German adults said they had at least some trust in their country to <strong>regulate the use of AI effectively.<\/strong> This is a higher share than in most other European countries surveyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, two-thirds of U.S. adults say they have little to no confidence in the <strong>U.S. government<\/strong> to regulate the technology effectively, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/06\/17\/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February survey<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"new-from-pew-research-center\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How many Americans show up in public life \u2013 and in what ways?<\/strong> A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2026\/07\/16\/how-americans-are-engaged-with-news-politics-religion-and-civic-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Pew Research Center study<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/pew-knight-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew-Knight Initiative<\/a> looked across a range of behaviors from political involvement to news consumption and found that, rather than falling along a single spectrum, U.S. adults can be sorted into four distinct groups that reflect different patterns of participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">\ud83d\udccc <strong>In other news<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DOJ<\/strong> subpoenas <strong>New York Times<\/strong> journalists over <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/media\/5968197-trump-feud-new-york-times-subpoenas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting about Air Force One<\/a> as Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5965945-hegeseth-crackdown-media-leaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announces anti-leak task force<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 states <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/states-sue-to-block-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file lawsuit<\/a> to block <strong>Paramount-Warner Bros.<\/strong> merger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FCC<\/strong> to vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/fcc-end-cap-national-broadcast-ownership-1236811655\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repealing national ownership cap<\/a> for TV stations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More print reporters are <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/media\/inside-the-newsroom-push-to-turn-print-reporters-into-video-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learning how to make videos<\/a> about news<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New York Times<\/strong> announces Twin Cities newsletter as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2026\/07\/the-new-york-times-will-launch-a-local-newsletter-pilot-in-the-twin-cities-next-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local news initiative<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>California<\/strong> pledges $20M contribution to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article316507243.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local news fund<\/a>, <strong>Google <\/strong>to match<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Journalists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/11\/middleeast\/settlers-arrested-attack-on-journalists-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked by Israeli settlers<\/a> in the <strong>West Bank<\/strong>; offices of two news organizations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/door-to-haaretz-offices-smashed-in-second-attack-on-media-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vandalized in Tel Aviv<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/membership\/2026\/jul\/12\/tech-reporting-physical-world-ai-revolution-datacentres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">physical challenges<\/a> of reporting on data centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Associated Press<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amediaoperator.com\/news\/ap-becomes-first-us-member-of-ai-news-licensing-coalition-spur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joins SPUR coalition<\/a>, dedicated to shared licensing standards for AI content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French journalist identifies thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/wan-ifra.org\/2026\/07\/hes-found-15000-fake-ai-news-sites-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fake AI news sites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"looking-ahead\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media startup <strong>State Affairs<\/strong> plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2026\/07\/14\/this-tech-start-up-is-hiring-local-reporters-feeding-their-work-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deploy statehouse reporters<\/a> and use <strong>AI <\/strong>to share the information they gather. Access would come through high-cost subscriptions for companies and government offices. The startup has gained high-profile funders in Silicon Valley, including <strong>Peter Thiel<\/strong> and other figures who have long been critical of news organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total number of statehouse reporters in the U.S. increased modestly between 2014 and 2022, but <strong>fewer reporters were covering state government full time<\/strong> by the end of that period, according to 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=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center study<\/a>. The number of statehouse reporters employed by newspapers <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=\"noopener\">declined noticeably<\/a>, while most growth came from nonprofit news outlets. And there were 91 statehouse reporters working for commercial digital outlets in 2022, more than double the number in 2014 (36).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"chart-of-the-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">\ud83d\udcca <strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart comes from our new Pew-Knight Initiative study on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2026\/07\/16\/how-americans-are-engaged-with-news-politics-religion-and-civic-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how Americans engage with society<\/a>, which sorts U.S. adults into four categories based on their patterns of participation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mobilizers,<\/strong> the most engaged group, are among the most likely to report participating in all the activities we asked about, such as volunteering and contacting elected officials. <strong>Connectors<\/strong> are also highly engaged in many ways, but less so when it comes to direct political action. <strong>Spectators<\/strong> follow the news but participate less in other ways. And <strong>Outsiders<\/strong> are consistently less involved across all measures of engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"34b26b0c-2e1f-4a0f-ad26-9bc2af6080ae\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;34b26b0c-2e1f-4a0f-ad26-9bc2af6080ae&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:340075,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/newsletter\\\/campaign\\\/the-briefing-2026-07-16\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/how-4-groups-vary-by-key-measures-of-social-and-civic-engagement\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-16&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:341587,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/how_4_groups_vary_by_key_measures_of_social_and_civic_engagement-323361-1784555170.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How 4 groups vary by key measures of social and civic engagement&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults in each engagement group who say they \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Engagement groups are based on a cluster analysis that sorted Americans into four groups based on their responses to 19 questions about political activity, civic involvement, religious attendance and attention to news.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025. \\u201cHow Americans Are Engaged With News, Politics, Religion and Civic Life\\u201d&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Mobilizers&quot;,&quot;Connectors&quot;,&quot;Spectators&quot;,&quot;Outsiders&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Say they voted in 2024&quot;,&quot;87&quot;,&quot;87&quot;,&quot;49&quot;,&quot;41&quot;],[&quot;Contacted an elected official in the past year&quot;,&quot;65&quot;,&quot;13&quot;,&quot;7&quot;,&quot;3&quot;],[&quot;Volunteered in the past year&quot;,&quot;77&quot;,&quot;42&quot;,&quot;17&quot;,&quot;13&quot;],[&quot;Made a nonpolitical donation in the past year&quot;,&quot;83&quot;,&quot;90&quot;,&quot;21&quot;,&quot;21&quot;],[&quot;Attend religious services in person at least monthly&quot;,&quot;45&quot;,&quot;43&quot;,&quot;25&quot;,&quot;24&quot;],[&quot;Follow national news at least somewhat closely&quot;,&quot;95&quot;,&quot;88&quot;,&quot;84&quot;,&quot;41&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:true}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/how_4_groups_vary_by_key_measures_of_social_and_civic_engagement-323361-1784555170.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/campaign\/the-briefing-2026-07-16\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/how-4-groups-vary-by-key-measures-of-social-and-civic-engagement\/\" data-chart-title=\"How 4 groups vary by key measures of social and civic engagement\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;34b26b0c-2e1f-4a0f-ad26-9bc2af6080ae-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">How 4 groups vary by key measures of social and civic engagement<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults in each engagement group who say they \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e1d8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e1d8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/All-Engage-edited.png?resize=480,449 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/All-Engage-edited.png?resize=782,732 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/All-Engage-edited.png?resize=875,819 875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"599\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/All-Engage-edited.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340863 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;34b26b0c-2e1f-4a0f-ad26-9bc2af6080ae-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Engagement groups are based on a cluster analysis that sorted Americans into four groups based on their responses to 19 questions about political activity, civic involvement, religious attendance and attention to news.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025. \u201cHow Americans Are Engaged With News, Politics, Religion and Civic Life\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; 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