U.S. adults under 30 now trust information from social media almost as much as from national news outlets
Half of 18- to 29-year-olds say they have at least some trust in the information they get from social media sites.
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Half of 18- to 29-year-olds say they have at least some trust in the information they get from social media sites.
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.
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.
The transition of the news industry away from print, television and radio into digital spaces has caused huge disruptions in the traditional news industry, especially the print news industry. Today, an overwhelming majority of Americans get news at least sometimes from digital devices.
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that podcast listening is highly fragmented, and no one podcast dominates.
Most Americans say the U.S. government and technology companies should each take steps to restrict false information and extremely violent content online.
In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half.
While 27% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Telegram, only 2% use the alternative social media app for news.
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
41% of U.S. journalists who are employed at least part time at a news outlet say they would join a union if it were available to them.
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