How Americans tweet about the news
Here is how the average adult Twitter user in the U.S. tweeted about the news in 2021, as well as how these patterns have changed since 2015.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Here is how the average adult Twitter user in the U.S. tweeted about the news in 2021, as well as how these patterns have changed since 2015.
While newspapers have seen steep job losses from 2008 to 2020, digital-native news organizations have seen considerable gains.
We asked U.S. adults whether they consider each of 13 different news outlets to be a part of the mainstream media or not.
In studying voters’ views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.
More than eight-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news from a smartphone, computer or tablet “often” or “sometimes.”
While U.S. Democrats turn to a variety of outlets for political news, no source comes close to matching the appeal of Fox News for Republicans.
In seven Western European countries surveyed, the top main source for news is a public news organization – such as the BBC in the UK, Sveriges Television/Radio (SVT/Radio) in Sweden or ARD in Germany – rather than a private one.
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