According to a survey conducted in 2023, 20 percent of adults in the United States who used social media to get news stated that convenience was their main reason for doing so. Speed and interaction with people were the two next most popular reasons for using social networking platforms as a source of news, accounting for nine and six percent of respondents, respectively. Smaller shares of adults said they liked that the news was up-to-date, the content or format, and the variety of sources or stories available. Overall, seven percent of U.S. adults who got their news on social media said they did not like anything about the experience.
Main reasons adults like getting news on social media in the United States as of October 2023
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Pew Research Center. (February 7, 2024). Main reasons adults like getting news on social media in the United States as of October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450390/us-adults-news-social-media-convenience/
Pew Research Center. "Main reasons adults like getting news on social media in the United States as of October 2023." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450390/us-adults-news-social-media-convenience/
Pew Research Center. (2024). Main reasons adults like getting news on social media in the United States as of October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450390/us-adults-news-social-media-convenience/
Pew Research Center. "Main Reasons Adults like Getting News on Social Media in The United States as of October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450390/us-adults-news-social-media-convenience/
Pew Research Center, Main reasons adults like getting news on social media in the United States as of October 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450390/us-adults-news-social-media-convenience/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Main reasons adults like getting news on social media in the United States as of October 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450390/us-adults-news-social-media-convenience/
