Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
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A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
In April, 78% of Americans overall – but 56% of black Americans – said they had confidence in police officers to act in the public’s best interests.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
The public is more likely to have heard “a lot” about ongoing confrontations between police and protesters than several other stories.
As schools close and classes and assignments shift online, some students do not have reliable access to the internet at home.
The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.
U.S. military veterans and their families have consistently had higher standards of living than non-veterans over the past 40 years.
Americans with lower incomes are particularly likely to have concerns related to the digital divide and the digital “homework gap.”
Most Americans are at least somewhat happy with their lives, but some have grappled with issues like loneliness and work-life balance.
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