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[[File: Blue Marble.jpg|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Atheism]] is in [[Global atheism|decline worldwide]], with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref>]]
[[File: Blue Marble.jpg|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Atheism]] is in [[Global atheism|decline worldwide]], with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref>]]
During the peak of the [[New Atheism]] movement news outlets featured significantly more news stories about atheism (see: [[Atheism and the media]]).
During the peak of the [[New Atheism]] movement news outlets featured significantly more news stories about [[atheism]] (see: [[Atheism and the media]]).
Post 2010, due the [[New Atheism#Decline of New Atheism|decline of the New Atheism movement]] and various events/trends, there has been a drop in news stories about atheism and an increase in the percentage of negative news stories about atheism (see: and ).
Post 2010, due the [[New Atheism#Decline of New Atheism|decline of the New Atheism movement]] and various events/trends, there has been a drop in news stories about atheism and an increase in the percentage of negative news stories about atheism (see: and ).