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Pew Research

A collection of newspapers. (File photo by Matthew Keys)

Pew: Americans feel informed — and depressed — by the news

Americans surveyed by Pew Research earlier this year said they feel informed by news reports, but those reports also create anxiety and depression.

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Reporters from KTLA-TV and other news channels at a press conference in 2014. KTLA is owned by Nexstar Media Group. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, editing by The Desk)

Pew Research: Americans feel journalists losing influence in society

Nearly half of all Americans say Americans are losing influence, and fewer believe journalists act in the public interest.

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