Social Media and News Fact Sheet
Social media is playing a crucial role in Americans’ news consumption. Today, three-in-ten U.S. adults say they regularly get news on Facebook. Slightly fewer (26%) regularly get news on YouTube.
In the U.S., roughly nine-in-ten adults (93%) get at least some news online (either via mobile or desktop), and the online space has become a host for the digital homes of both legacy news outlets and new, “born on the web” news outlets.
Local TV companies generated more revenue in 2022 than in 2021, consistent with a cyclical pattern in which advertising revenue rises in election years and falls in non-election years.
News media made by and for Black and Hispanic Americans – the two largest racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S. – have been a consistent part of the country’s news landscape. Explore statistics on the Hispanic- and Black-oriented news industry.
Findings about news media views and habits in Sweden from a survey about media, political attitudes and populist views across eight Western European countries.
Findings about news media views and habits in the UK from a survey about media, political attitudes and populist views across eight Western European countries.
Findings about news media views and habits in France from a survey about media, political attitudes and populist views across eight Western European countries.
Findings about news media views and habits in Germany from a survey about media, political attitudes and populist views across eight Western European countries.
Findings about news media views and habits in Spain from a survey about media, political attitudes and populist views across eight Western European countries.
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