New Poll Hits Media Hard As Americans See Journalists Losing ‘Influence,’ Are Split On What A Journalist Even Is

Zachary Leeman Aug 20th, 2025, 1:11 pm

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New polling out Wednesday found many Americans view journalists as losing “influence” in the digital age, and many can’t even agree on what exactly a journalist is today.

Pew Research released a lengthy survey covering how Americans view the media and members of the media today. The poll, conducted earlier this year in April, was conducted among more than 9,000 Americans who took part in a survey. The margin of error is 1.3%.

According to the results, Americans are split on what they view as journalists in today’s world of podcasting, newsletters, YouTube, etc. Focus groups conducted by Pew Research found t

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