More Americans See Media’s Influence Growing

A new study from Pew Research finds that Americans are now more likely to say that the media’s influence is growing than declining. 

In the survey, 41% of respondents said that media influence is growing, while 33% say it is declining. In 2020, it was the opposite — 48% said that media influence was declining, and 32% said it was growing.

 People with a higher trust in media — specifically in political news from national news organizations — were more likely to see the media’s influence as growing, while those with less trust were more likely to see it as waning. 

In a racial breakdown, Black Americans were most likely to see the media’s influence growing, while white Americans were more likely to see it declining.