This is the second of four detailed sections in a report on Americans’ views about the role of journalists in the digital age. The report also includes an overview of the key findings. People ...

Most Americans say journalists are important to the well-being of society, but all Americans don’t define a journalist the same way, a new Pew Research Center report showed. Americans value honesty, ...

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Journalists may feel like they’re on the chopping block. Automated writing tools, robo-reporters, and algorithmic newsfeeds all seem to be coming for their jobs. But from where I sit—as someone who’s ...

From distrusting journalism to becoming an environmental journalist, Lee Kwai Han learned that the commitment to ethics and the pursuit of truth are the core to journalism. In this commentary, she ...

Pew Research Center has been studying how Americans get news and information for many years, and it has become clear that journalists’ place in society has been changing amid major political and ...

By nearly any measure, 2025 has been a rough year for anyone concerned about freedom of the press.