News Platforms & Sources

With Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid now officially underway, here are key facts about Truth Social and its users.

Half of 18- to 29-year-olds say they have at least some trust in the information they get from social media sites.

The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has roughly tripled from 3% in 2020 to 10% in 2022.

While 38% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Parler, just 1% of Americans regularly get news there.

In 2021, 11% of high-circulation newspapers experienced layoffs, compared with three times that share the year before (33%).

In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.

Today an overwhelming majority of Americans get news at least sometimes from digital devices. Explore the patterns and trends that shape the platforms Americans turn to for news

Digital news has become an important part of Americans’ news media diets, with social media playing a crucial role in news consumption. Today, half of U.S. adults get news at least sometimes from social media. When it comes to where Americans regularly get news on social media, Facebook outpaces all other social media sites.

The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to 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.