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Where do Americans go to stay informed about science topics? Here are some key takeaways about Americans’ science news habits today.
As of August 2017, 43% of Americans report often getting news online, just 7 points lower than the 50% who often get news on television.
Americans are divided in what they consider the most positive and negative attribute of the news media, and much of that divide follows party lines.
While Millennials overall are more likely than older generations to get political news through social media, there are striking party-line differences, particularly among Millennials who say they are very likely to take part in the primaries and caucuses.
Compared with the previous two generations, Millennials are less familiar with many news sources we asked about. Here are 5 facts about Millennials’ news habits.
And more think keeping up with local news has gotten easier than harder, according to our analysis of the media landscape in three U.S. cities.
Social media users who are interested in politics have different experiences on Facebook and Twitter, with four-in-ten Twitter users saying that at least half of the posts that they see are political, compared with about a quarter of Facebook users who say the same.
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