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Social media sites used as news sources in the U.S. 2018
Share of internet users who get news from selected social media sites in the United States as of August 2018
by Amy Watson,
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Oct 16, 2018
The data shows the share of internet users who get news from selected social media sites in the United States as of August 2018. During the survey, 12 percent of surveyed U.S. internet users stated that they got news from Twitter, compared to eight percent who used Instagram for news.
Share of internet users who get news from selected social media sites in the United States as of August 2018
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Oct 16, 2018
The data shows the share of internet users who get news from selected social media sites in the United States as of August 2018. During the survey, 12 percent of surveyed U.S. internet users stated that they got news from Twitter, compared to eight percent who used Instagram for news.
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- July 30 to August 12, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 4,581 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online panel
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- United States
- Survey time period
- July 30 to August 12, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 4,581 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online panel
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- Book store and news dealer sales in the United States from 1992 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Book store and news dealer sales in the U.S. from 1992 to 2017
- Estimated revenue of newspaper publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. newspaper publishers revenue 2010-2017, by source
- Revenue of selected newspaper publishing companies in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Revenue of selected U.S. newspaper publishers 2017
- Median income in local television news in the United States in 2017, by job (in thousand U.S. dollars)Median pay in local TV news in the U.S. 2017, by job title
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- Main sources for news among college students in the United States as of April 2018, by frequency of useU.S. students main news sources 2018, by frequency of use
- Share of consumers who rely on national news to stay informed in the United States in 2018, by ageReliance on national news as a source of information in the U.S. 2018, by age
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- Leading cable news networks in the United States in June 2019, by number of primetime viewers (in 1,000s)U.S. cable news networks: number of viewers June 2019
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- Perceived frequency of online news websites reporting fake news stories in the United States as of March 2018Frequency of online news sources reporting fake news U.S. 2018
- How much are social media sites like Facebook and YouTube responsible for the spread of fake news?U.S. public opinion: entity responsible for preventing fake news consumption 2018
- Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017Ability to recognize fake news in the U.S. 2017
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- Share of adults who sometimes think fake news is real in the United States as of June 2018, by age groupBelief in fake news in the U.S. 2018, by age group
- Share of children and teenagers who have shared a fake news story online in the United States as of January 2017Fake news sharing among children in the U.S. 2017
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- Social media
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- Penetration of news usage among social network users in the United States as of August 2018, by platformNews usage among social network users in the U.S. 2018, by platform
- Share of internet users who get news from selected social media sites in the United States as of August 2018Social media sites used as news sources in the U.S. 2018
- Frequency of use of selected social media networks for news among college students in the United States as of April 2018U.S. students using social media for news 2018
- Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by ageFacebook news consumers in in the U.S. 2018, by age
- Distribution of Twitter news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by ageTwitter news consumers in in the U.S. in 2018, by age
- Distribution of YouTube news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by ageYouTube news consumers in in the U.S. in 2018, by age
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- Estimated expenses of U.S. news syndicates from 2005 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Book store and news dealer sales in the United States from 1992 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Estimated revenue of newspaper publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of selected newspaper publishing companies in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Median income in local television news in the United States in 2017, by job (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- Which, if any, is your main source of news?
- Which were the ways in which you came across news stories last week?
- Most popular sources for television news among consumers in the United States as of August 2018
- Most popular devices to consume news in the United States as of March 2017, by type of consumer
- Main sources for news among college students in the United States as of April 2018, by frequency of use
- Share of consumers who rely on national news to stay informed in the United States in 2018, by age
- Share of consumers who rely on local news to stay informed in the United States in 2018, by age
- Preference for text or video for news in the United States as of February 2018
- Time of day when consumers check the news on a typical weekday in the United States as of January 2018
- Reactions to watching, hearing, or reading about the news among children and teenagers in the United States as of January 2017
- Frequency of watching news on local television among adults in the United States as of August 2017
- Frequency of watching cable news in the United States as of July 2018
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- Most popular news brands in the United States as of June 2018, by monthly users (in millions)
- Most popular news brands in the United States as of June 2018, by reach
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- Share of consumers who have used selected offline news sources to access news in the last week in the United States as of February 2019
- Leading cable news networks in the United States in June 2019, by number of primetime viewers (in 1,000s)
- Combined morning news audiences on U.S. television networks from 2016 to 2017 (in millions)
- Combined evening news audiences on U.S. television networks from 2016 to 2017 (in millions)
- Perceived bias of ABC News in the United States as of May 2018
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- Level of trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly among adults in the United States from 2000 to 2018
- Share of adults who trust national news and local news to tell the truth in the United States as of April 2018
- Most trusted news sources among children and teenagers in the United States as of January 2017
- Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by age
- What percentage of the news that you see on television, in newspapers or hear on the radio do you think is inaccurate?
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- Perceived frequency of online news websites reporting fake news stories in the United States as of March 2018
- How much are social media sites like Facebook and YouTube responsible for the spread of fake news?
- Level of confidence in distinguishing between real news and fake news among adults in the United States as of October 2017
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- Share of adults who sometimes think fake news is real in the United States as of June 2018, by age group
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- Frequency of use of selected social media networks for news among college students in the United States as of April 2018
- Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by age
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- Distribution of YouTube news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by age
- Distribution of LinkedIn news consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by age
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