7. News influencers on Instagram
News influencers on Instagram were less likely than those on other sites to post about politics during summer 2024.
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News influencers on Instagram were less likely than those on other sites to post about politics during summer 2024.
News influencers on the site are more likely to explicitly identify with the political right than left. They’re also much more likely to be men.
YouTube news influencers are more likely to explicitly identify with the political right than the left. Few have links to the news industry.
News influencers with a current or past connection to a news organization are less likely to explicitly advertise their political orientations.
Far more of the site’s news influencers explicitly identify with the political right than left, and two-thirds are men.
A median of 31% across 35 countries say they’re completely free to speak without censorship, and 28% say their media are completely free to report the news.
Almost two-thirds of news influencers are men. And except on TikTok, more influencers explicitly identify with the political right than the left.
News influencers on TikTok stand out from other sites for having a smaller gender gap and being more balanced in political leanings.
Many TikTok accounts mix in news with a variety of other topics, from celebrity gossip to jokes and memes.
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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