Email Newsletters as a Source of News
Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes get news from newsletters, but many don’t read most of the newsletters they get.
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Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes get news from newsletters, but many don’t read most of the newsletters they get.
Young adults under 30 are getting more news on social media, shaping how information spreads and giving us a possible glimpse into the future of news.
U.S. adults under 30 follow news less closely than any other age group. And they’re more likely to get (and trust) news from social media.
Among TV news consumers, 57% say that their news mostly comes from cable, satellite or broadcast television. 34% say it mostly comes from streaming services.
A majority of Americans who prefer to watch the news (62%) say they prefer to get it from TV, rather than another platform.
About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
Overall, 56% of U.S. adults now say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from national news organizations – down 11 percentage points since March 2025.
About one-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news often (2%) or sometimes (7%) from AI chatbots.
One-in-five U.S. adults say they find AI summaries in search results extremely or very useful, 52% say they’re somewhat useful, and 28% say they’re not too or not at all useful.
Among adults under 30, 43% say they regularly get news from TikTok, up from 9% in 2020.
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