{"id":2383838,"date":"2024-12-26T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-are-tired-of-political-news-poll-shows-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T16:12:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T21:12:50","slug":"people-are-tired-of-political-news-poll-shows-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-are-tired-of-political-news-poll-shows-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"People are tired of political news, poll shows &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeople-are-tired-of-political-news-poll-shows-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent poll indicates that many adults are growing weary of political news, which may explain the significant decline in viewership for channels like CNN and MSNBC since\u2064 the election. \u200cThe findings suggest that the \u2062audience is \u2064increasingly fatigued with political coverage, leading to reduced interest in these news broadcasts.\u2063 The article highlights the shifting dynamics in audience engagement with political media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">People are tired of political news as ratings show they are tuning out, poll finds<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1921494\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Results from a new <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll<\/a> may explain why CNN, MSNBC, and other broadcast <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">news<\/a> channels are experiencing such a sharp drop in viewership since the election: Most adults are fatigued by <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">political<\/a> news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/most-adults-feel-the-need-to-limit-political-news-consumption-due-to-fatigue-and-information-overload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NORC poll<\/a>, 65% of people feel the need to limit their consumption of news surrounding government and politics in the wake of the election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The poll found that 72% of Democrats and 59% of Republicans report feeling the need to avoid political news, in addition to 63% of independents.<\/p>\n<p>NORC surveyed adults on several other topics, such as the economy, foreign affairs, and climate change. The results show that the only other issues causing a majority of respondents to limit their news consumption are overseas conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-one percent of respondents feel the need to avoid news about foreign conflicts overall, including 54% of Democrats, 52% of independents, and 47% of Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The poll results coincide with recent lackluster ratings for left-leaning broadcast outlets. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/12\/25\/cnn-ratings-decline-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a>, for example, has seen a 45% drop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/establishment-media-outlets-crash-without-donald-trump-in-the-white-house\/\" title=\"Establishment Media Outlets Crash Without Donald Trump in the White House\">prime-time viewership<\/a> and 33% overall since the election. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2024-12-11\/fox-news-dominates-2024-ratings-but-cable-news-still-faces-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MSNBC<\/a> is down 46% overall.<\/p>\n<p>CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3266187\/cnn-finishes-year-smallest-audience-network-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">finished<\/a> 2024 with the network&rsquo;s smallest viewership in history, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nostradamus-of-presidential-election-predictions-ends-livestream-as-trump-win-shatters-his-record\/\" title=\"&#039;Nostradamus of Presidential Election Predictions&#039; Ends Livestream as Trump Win Shatters His Record\">2024 election night coverage<\/a> had 44% fewer viewers than its 2020 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News, on the other hand, has seen its ratings surge. After the election, the network boasted a <a href=\"https:\/\/press.foxnews.com\/2024\/11\/fox-news-channel-commands-largest-cable-news-share-in-its-history-as-msnbc-and-cnn-ratings-collapse-continues-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">record 70% share<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">total cable news audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also looked at how adults respond to businesses, athletes, and celebrities making political statements. The plurality of respondents of each political affiliation, and overall, were supportive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-so-called-inflation-reduction-act-does-nothing-manchin-claims-it-does\/\" title=\"The So-Called &quot;Inflation Reduction Act&quot; Does Nothing Manchin Claims It Does\">small businesses making<\/a> such statements but opposed large corporations engaging in such behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats support public political statements by businesses, athletes, and celebrities significantly more than Republicans and independents do. They are the only group whose plurality supports such statements from large corporations, athletes, and celebrities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Republicans and independents reported nearly identical rates of support for these public statements, Republicans oppose such statements at a higher rate than independents. The plurality of independents are neutral on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The NORC poll was conducted from Dec. 5 to Dec. 9, surveying 1,251 adults across the nation from a sample that included 44% Democrats and 37% Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1921494\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1921494\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll reveals that many adults are weary of political news, contributing to declining viewership for CNN and MSNBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2383839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fox-News-outside-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4188,4133,5894,15638,34832],"class_list":["post-2383838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-media","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-polls","tag-public-opinion"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fox-News-outside-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383842,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383838\/revisions\/2383842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}