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Broad Agreement on Who Is the 'Mainstream Media'

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  • Summer 2021
  • A Guide for Philadelphia's Small Businesses After the Pandemic
  • Accelerating Economic Recovery
  • Broad Agreement on Who Is the ‘Mainstream Media’
  • Can We Protect the Ocean by 2030?
  • How States are Bridging the Digital Divide
  • Lasting Effects From the Pandemic
  • Exploring the World of Small Home Loans
  • Partisan Views Affect Trust in Government
  • Paying with Cash? Retailers Must Take Your Dollars in These States
  • Return on Investment
  • The Pandemic's Troubling Impact on Philadelphia
  • To Mitigate Flooding Turn to Nature
  • Why America's Civil Courts Need Reform
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Broad Agreement on Who Is the 'Mainstream Media'

The term “mainstream media” has long been used to refer to established journalism outlets in the United States. More recently, it has been used in a critical context by politicians and members of the media themselves. To learn more about how Americans think about the term, the Pew Research Center in March asked a representative sample of U.S. adults whether they consider each of 13 different news outlets—selected to represent a range of audience sizes and sectors—to be part of the mainstream media. 

This data was previously published on pewresearch.org and appears in this issue of Trust Magazine.

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