Americans name a long, diverse list of podcasts they listen to most
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that podcast listening is highly fragmented, and no one podcast dominates.
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Journalism
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Podcasts as a Source of News and Information
Roughly half of U.S. adults say they have listened to a podcast in the past year, including one-in-five who report listening at least a few times a week. Most podcast listeners say this experience includes hearing news, which they largely expect to be mostly accurate. Large shares of listeners say they turn to podcasts for entertainment, learning or having something to listen to while doing something else.
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U.S. journalists’ beats vary widely by gender and other factors
A survey of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists found that the beats American journalists cover vary widely by gender and other factors.
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Key facts about BitChute
BitChute is a video-sharing site and an alternative social media platform; here are key facts about the site and its users.
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Key facts about Gab
About one-in-ten U.S. adults have heard of Gab, an alternative social media site, and 1% say that they get news there regularly.
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Links shared by prominent accounts on Twitter differ widely from those shared on alternative social media
Prominent accounts on Twitter are more likely than those on alternative social media sites to link to print publications, TV and wire services.
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Key facts about Rumble
Here are key facts about the alternative social media service Rumble, an online video-sharing platform founded in 2013.
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Key facts about Telegram
While 27% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Telegram, only 2% use the alternative social media app for news.
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Key facts about Truth Social
With Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid now officially underway, here are key facts about Truth Social and its users.
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Key facts about Parler
While 38% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Parler, just 1% of Americans regularly get news there.
