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Luxuan Wang

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Luxuan Wang is a research associate at Pew Research Center, where she studies Americans’ experiences with news and attitudes toward new engagement in a changing information environment. Luxuan holds a PhD in Communication, Information & Media Studies from Rutgers University.

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short readsNov 20, 2025

When Americans say they get news from TV, what do they mean?

Among TV news consumers, 57% say that their news mostly comes from cable, satellite or broadcast television. 34% say it mostly comes from streaming services.
fact sheetNov 4, 2025

News Influencers Fact Sheet

About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
short readsOct 29, 2025

Many Americans say they often come across inaccurate news – and have a hard time knowing what’s true

Those who report often encountering inaccurate news are more likely than those who rarely or never do to say it’s hard to know what is true (59% vs. 31%).
reportAug 20, 2025

How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age

U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is.
short readsMay 29, 2025

Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular

The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.
data essayMay 13, 2025

What Is News?

As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut.
short readsFeb 19, 2025

No consensus on who comes to mind when Americans are asked to name a news influencer

In an open-ended question, we asked U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from news influencers to name the first one who comes to mind for them.
short readsFeb 6, 2025

How news influencers talked about Trump and Harris during the 2024 election

Most news influencers published posts about both candidates in summer and fall, and identical shares were more critical than supportive of each.
short readsJan 17, 2025

A closer look at Americans’ experiences with news on TikTok

Many TikTok accounts mix in news with a variety of other topics, from celebrity gossip to jokes and memes.
reportNov 18, 2024

America’s News Influencers

This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are.