Public opinion on the political leaning of local news in the U.S. 2018

Published by
Amy Watson,
Jun 26, 2019
The statistic gives the public opinion on the political leaning of local news in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 12 percent of respondents stated that they believed the national news to be very liberal.

Generally, would you consider local news liberal, conservative or centrist/non-partisan?

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Release date

April 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 4 to 7, 2018

Number of respondents

1,994 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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