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Why Americans think news habits are changing, in their own words

Pew Research Center · Kirsten Eddy, Michael Lipka, Katerina Eva Matsa, Christopher St. Aubin and Elisa Shearer · last updated

We spoke with 45 everyday Americans to learn more about how people think about and interpret changes in news consumption.

Many Americans say they feel worn out by the amount of news that’s out there and have tuned out at some point, either by no longer following a source or decreasing how much news they get overall. At the same time, survey trends show that fewer Americans closely follow the news than a decade ago, with younger adults consistently consuming less than their older peers.

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