The next most commonly used site for news is YouTube, with 21% getting news there, followed by Twitter at 12%. About four-in-ten Americans (43%) get news on Facebook. One-in-five get news there often.įacebook is still far and away the site Americans most commonly use for news, with little change since 2017. adults (68%) get news on social media sites, about the same as the portion that did so in 2017 (67%). Growth in social media news consumption slows downĪbout two-thirds of U.S.
adults who are members of Pew Research Center’s nationally representative American Trends Panel. This study is based on a survey conducted July 30-Aug. Fewer social media news consumers say they most like the diversity of the sources available (3%), or the ability to tailor the content they see (2%). “Convenience” is by far the most commonly mentioned benefit, (21%), while 8% say they most enjoy the interactions with other people. 1 Even among those Americans who say they prefer to get news on social media over other platforms (such as print, TV or radio), a substantial portion (42%) express this skepticism.Īsked what they like about the news experience on social media, more Americans mention ease of use than content. And while 42% of those Democrats who get news on social media say it has helped their understanding of current events, fewer Republicans (24%) say the same. Among Republican social media news consumers, 72% say they expect the news they see there to be inaccurate, compared with 46% of Democrats and 52% of independents. Republicans are more negative about the news they see on social media than Democrats. Still, most social media news consumers say getting news this way has made little difference in their understanding of current events, and more say it has helped than confused them (36% compared with 15%). Many of these consumers, however, are skeptical of the information they see there: A majority (57%) say they expect the news they see on social media to be largely inaccurate. About two-thirds of American adults (68%) say they at least occasionally get news on social media, about the same share as at this time in 2017, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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