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Growing Share of Americans Say Social Media Is an Important News Source for Them

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Growing Share of Americans Say Social Media Is an Important News Source for Them

The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.

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Social media has become increasingly central to the way Americans get news.

A majority of U.S. adults (58%) now say social media is an important way for them to keep up with the news, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey from the Pew-Knight Initiative. This includes 13% who say it is the most important way they get news.

When we last asked this question in 2022, 43% of Americans said social media was an important way they got news, including 5% who said it was the most important way.

The share of Americans who at least sometimes get news from social media also has ticked up within the past year. And specific social media sites or apps, such as TikTok and Instagram, have become news destinations for more Americans over the last few years.

This analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative explores how important Americans think social media is for keeping up with the news.

For years now, large shares of Americans have said they get news on social media , and younger adults are especially likely to do so. But this is still a relatively new phenomenon, and it is important to study social media’s role in the information environment.


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