A new Pew Research Center analysis of recent
surveys finds that U.S. adults who rely mostly on social media for political
news tend to be less likely than other news consumers to closely follow major
news stories, such as the coronavirus outbreak and the 2020 presidential
election. And this group also tends to be less knowledgeable about these topics.
As of late last year, 18% of U.S. adults say
they turn most to social media for political and election news. That’s lower
than the share who use news websites and apps (25%), but about on par with the
percent who say their primary pathway is cable television (16%) or local
television (16%), and higher than the shares who turn to three other pathways
mentioned in the survey (network TV, radio and print). Three percent said they
most often turn to print for political news.
The surveys were conducted between October
2019 and June 2020.
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