The statistic provides data on the use of social media for news in the United States in 2017, by age. During the survey, 44 percent of respondents under 30 stated that they regularly used social media to get news.
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YouGov. (August 23, 2017). How often do you get news from social media? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742257/use-of-social-media-for-news-consumption-in-the-us-age/
YouGov. "How often do you get news from social media?." Chart. August 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742257/use-of-social-media-for-news-consumption-in-the-us-age/
YouGov. (2017). How often do you get news from social media?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742257/use-of-social-media-for-news-consumption-in-the-us-age/
YouGov. "How Often Do You Get News from Social Media?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742257/use-of-social-media-for-news-consumption-in-the-us-age/
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