Republicans more likely to say journalists have not had to change their reporting due to COVID-19 % ofU.S adults who say they thinkjournalists have had to change the way they report the news due to the coronavirus outbreak
On both questions there are differences by political affiliation and ideology. Democrats and those who lean to the Democratic Party are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say that COVID-19 has changed how journalists report the news. They are also more likely than Republicans to believe that the outbreak has done financial harm to most news organizations.
Republicans more likely to say journalists have not  | had to change their reporting due to COVID-19  | % ofU.S adults who say they thinkjournalists have had to change the way  | they report the news  | due to the coronavirus outbreak  | Not at  | Not  | A great  | Somewhat  | deal  | all  | much  | Liberal Dem  | 3  | 46  | 21  | 30  | Cons/ Mod Dem  | 4  | 17  | 48  | 31  | Mod/ Lib Rep  | 10  | 20  | 43  | 27  | Conserv Rep  | 17  | 22  | 37  | 23  | Note: Republicans and Democrats include leaners.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 20-26, 2020  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 