Urban residents' local news media more likely to cover their areas, have a lot of influence Among U.S. adults in urban, suburban and rural communities, % who say local news media
Roughly six-in-ten self-described urban residents (62%) say their local news media mainly cover the area they live in, while a majority of those who describe themselves as rural residents (57%) say the opposite is true – their local news media mostly cover some other area, a concern raised by many journalism watchers following newsroom cutbacks and media consolidation. Self-described suburbanites are more evenly split, according to the survey conducted Oct. 15-Nov. 8, 2018, among nearly 35,000 U.S. adults.
Urban residents' local news media more  | likely to cover their areas, have a lot of  | influence  | Among U.S. adults in urban, suburban and rural  | communities, % who say local news media  | Mostly cover the  | Mostly cover  | sarea where you live  | another sarea  | Urban  | 62%  | 35%  | Suburban  | 48  | 51  | Rural  | 41  | 57  | Have a lot of  | Do not have  | much influence  | influence  | Urban  | 44%  | 54%  | Suburban  | 38  | 60  | Rural  | 30  | 69  | Note: Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown  | Source: Survey conducted Oct. 15-Nov. 8, 2018.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 