A survey conducted in the United States in August 2022 found that white adults were the least frequent users of social media as a news source, with a third stating that they never used social networks for news. Conversely, Black Americans were the most likely to use social media for news on a daily basis.
Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by ethnicity
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Morning Consult. (October 17, 2022). Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124188/us-social-media-news-consumption-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. October 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124188/us-social-media-news-consumption-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. (2022). Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124188/us-social-media-news-consumption-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Using Social Media as a Source of News in The United States as of August 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124188/us-social-media-news-consumption-ethnicity/
Morning Consult, Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124188/us-social-media-news-consumption-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], Morning Consult, October 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124188/us-social-media-news-consumption-ethnicity/
