Media Consumption
Americans' Trust In Mass Media, 2001-2017 [CHART]
Slightly more than 4 in 10 American adults trust the mass media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly.
Read MoreMultitainment Activities [CHART]
Many people use another device, primarily a smartphone, while simultaneously watching TV.
Read MoreAmericans' Top News Sources [CHART]
Two-thirds (67%) of American adults get news from a social media site such as Facebook or Twitter.
Read MoreWhy People Want Smart Speakers [INFOGRAPHIC]
NPR commissioned research to find out why people want smart speakers. Music was unsurprisingly at the top of the reasons why they use these devices.
Read MoreHousehold Technology By Generation [CHART]
Smartphones are almost omni-present in US households, reveals Nielsen in a recent report.
Read MoreSocial Media Demographics By Channel [CHART]
There are some key differences in the demographic makeup of each site’s news users. Instagram and Snapchat news consumers are considerably more likely to be nonwhite and younger.
Read MoreSocial Media As A News Gateway [CHART]
Looking at the population as a whole, Facebook by far still leads every other social media site as a source of news.
Read MoreMedia Consumption By Social Media Site [CHART]
Overall, three of the sites measured — Twitter, YouTube and Snapchat — had an increase in the share of their audience that gets news on the site.
Read More55% Of 50+ Americans Get News From Social Media [CHART]
For the first time in the Pew Center’s surveys, more than half of Americans ages 50 or older report getting news on social media sites.
Read MoreTwo-Thirds Of American Adults Get News From Social Media
As of August 2017, two-thirds of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media – with two-in-ten doing so often, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center.
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