41% of Americans Want More Religious News

New Pew Forum Report—

Religion and spirituality: 41% of Americans say there is not enough news coverage of religious and spiritual issues. Women (44%) are more likely than men (37%) to seek more coverage of this area; young adults ages 18-29 (49%) are more likely than those over age 50 (35%) to say this; and bloggers (50%) are more likely than non-bloggers (40%) to say this. Race/ethnicity is also a factor, with African-Americans (57%) significantly more likely than both whites (38%) and Hispanics (43%) to say they would like to see more coverage of religion and spirituality.

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Science news and discoveries: 44% of Americans say there is not enough coverage of science-related news. Younger adults are more likely than senior citizens to express interest in increased coverage. Some 52% of those ages 18-29 would like more coverage of this news, compared with 41% of 50-64 year-olds and 34% of those age 65 and older. Those who use the most news platforms (between four and six on a typical day) are among the most interested in getting more science news: 48% of them say so.

Unfortunately, the breakdowns don't cover the same groups in this reporting, so it's not possible on the basis of this information to compare interest in science with interest in religion among the same demographics, except to say that young adults are the ones who desire the most coverage in both science and religion.

Here's the link, but the total relevant content is what i just quoted; the report is actually about how the internet has turned "news" into a more participatory experience.