Should journalists always strive to give equal coverage to all sides of an issue? Journalists in the United States differ markedly from the general public in their views on this question. U.S. adults overall are much more likely than U.S. journalists to say that journalists should always strive to give all sides of an issue equal coverage, while U.S. journalists are much more likely than the general public to say that every side *does not* always deserve equal coverage in the news.