Sample sizes:
entertainment: exposed n=613, control n=613,
sports: exposed n=633, control n=633,
human interest: exposed n=594, control n=594,
race and culture: exposed n=587, control n=587,
politics: exposed n=933, control n=933,
hard news: exposed n=921, control n=921.
The source does not provide a date of survey, the date provided is the release date.
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Impact of adjacency to news on ad perception in the U.S. 2021, by news genre
During a 2021 survey carried out in the United States, it was found that adjacency to hard news content lifted brand favorability by *** percent compared to non-news content, whereas in case of sports news, the favorability was lifted by percent. Among the news genres, entertainment news lifted purchase intent the most.
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Magna Global, & Walt Disney. (November 2, 2021). Impact of adjacency to news content on digital advertising perception among consumers in the United States as of November 2021, by news genre [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1278070/ad-adjacency-news-impact-usa/
Magna Global, und Walt Disney. "Impact of adjacency to news content on digital advertising perception among consumers in the United States as of November 2021, by news genre." Chart. November 2, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1278070/ad-adjacency-news-impact-usa/
Magna Global, Walt Disney. (2021). Impact of adjacency to news content on digital advertising perception among consumers in the United States as of November 2021, by news genre. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1278070/ad-adjacency-news-impact-usa/
Magna Global, and Walt Disney. "Impact of Adjacency to News Content on Digital Advertising Perception among Consumers in The United States as of November 2021, by News Genre." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 2 Nov 2021, /statistics/1278070/ad-adjacency-news-impact-usa/
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