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Few say Americans have a responsibility to pay for news
Just 8% of U.S. adults see paying for news as a responsibility, while 16% have paid in the past year, according to a Pew-Knight Initiative survey.
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Most Americans don’t pay for news and don’t think they need to
For a new report released Wednesday, the Pew Research Center surveyed 3,560 U.S. adults in December 2025 about their relationship to the news and how they perceive its value in everyday life. The study found “no consensus about the importance of following the news,” but there was one thing Americans seemed to agree on: they don’t pay for news. Eighty-three percent of respondents said they did not pay for any news sources (by subscribing, donatin…
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