Republicans largely feel m isunderstood by the news media regardless of their interest in the news Among U.S. adults who are very/somewhat/not interested in the news, % who say news organizations
Among Democrats, however, news interest plays a large role in whether they feel misunderstood. About a quarter of Democrats who are very interested in the news feel misunderstood (27%), compared with about four-in-ten of the somewhat interested (39%) and roughly half of those not interested (52%). Still, Democrats at all levels of news interest are much less likely than Republicans to feel misunderstood by the news media. (For more on the measure of news interest, see this report.)
Republicans largely feel m isunderstood by the news  | media regardless of their interest in the news  | Among U.S. adults who are very/somewhat/not interested in the news,  | very/somewhat/not people like them  | % who say news organizations  | Understand  | Don 't understa nd  | Republicans  | Very interested  | 24%  | 74%  | Somewhat interested  | 28  | 70  | Not interested  | 21  | 78  | Democrats  | Very intereste d  | 71  | 27  | Somewhat interested  | 58  | 39  | Not interested  | 45  | 52  | Note: Percent who did not answer not shown. Independents not shown.  | Source: Survey conducted Feb. 22-March 4, 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 