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About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

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About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platf

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  1. The Columbian

    About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says (opens The Columbian)

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    About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platf

  2. NBC New York

    1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers (opens NBC New York)

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    While previous research found more women consume news on sites like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, Pew found close to two-thirds of news influencers are men.

  3. The Boston Globe

    About 20 percent of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The report found that news influencers posted mostly about politics and the election, followed by social issues like race and abortion and international events.

  4. NBC News

    1 in 5 U.S. adults get their news from social media influencers, according to Pew report (opens NBC News)

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    About 21% of U.S. adults are turning to news influencers for information, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

  5. WSVN Miami

    About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are

  6. WMUR

    A report released Monday by Pew Research Center says about one in five Americans regularly get their news from so-called news influencers on social media (opens WMUR)

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    A report released Monday by Pew Research Center says about one in five Americans regularly get their news from so-called news influencers on social media

  7. CNN

    Nearly 40% of young Americans get their news from influencers. Many of them lean to the right, study finds (opens CNN)

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    Young American adults are increasingly getting their news from social media influencers, a majority of whom are men and lean to the right, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Young Americans rely on social media influencers for news, Pew says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER of young adults get their news from social media “news influencers” that generally don’t have traditional journalism training or news experience, according to new data from Pew

  9. Green Field Reporter

    About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center.

  10. Gizmodo

    Almost 40% of Americans Under 30 Get News from Social Media Influencers (opens Gizmodo)

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    The most popular influencers are men, who are increasingly becoming radicalized in the age of Trump.

  11. MinnPost

    Pew: 20% of Americans get news from social media influencers (opens MinnPost)

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    The findings on social media influencers provide an indication of how Americans consumed the news during the U.S. presidential campaign.

  12. Washington Times

    1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds (opens Washington Times)

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    About one in five adults in the U.S., especially younger Americans, say they regularly get their news from social media influencers, a report from Pew Research Center found.

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