Since 1997, The Freedom Forum's First Amendment Center has been studying the "State of the First Amendment" (SOFA) from the perspective of public opinion. SOFA examines public opinion about free expression rights and American uses of the news media for news and information. The most recent annual national survey was released a few days ago.
Highlights of the latest survey include:
* Despite the popularity of Twitter and other social media, Americans continue to rely primarily on TV for getting news.
* Less than 1-in-20 Americans trust social networking sites more than Internet sites maintained by local news media, and only 3% say that Twitter is a very reliable news source.
* When asked to name the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, 55% were able to name freedom of speech. Far fewer were able to name freedom of religion (18%), freedom of the press (16%), freedom of assembly (14%), and right to petition (4%). Four-in-ten could not name any of the freedoms in the First Amendment.
For the full survey results as well as past surveys, go to: www.firstamendmentcenter.org
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