Once upon a time, people used to get their news from the paper and TV news — and while those sources may have had different standards and biases, there was some sense of a shared truth. The internet changed all of that. Now, Pew Research Center is examining a new phenomenon: the news influencer. Their researchers defined this as individuals who regularly post on social platforms about current events and civic issues, and have at least 100,000 followers on any of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X or YouTube (so based on the recent Xodus, their findings might already be outdated). Here’s the full study, which examines the gender breakdown, ideology and content of these influencers. We want to know: Where do you get your news these days (choose as many answers as you like)? Tell us in the comments if there’s a news influencer you trust, and tag them if you can.
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@[email protected] Social media is often where I first learn about a story but I generally don’t trust the info until I see confirmation on a trusted news source.
But it’s very common to see a link on social media that points directly to a news website. Does that count as getting news from social media or getting news from a news website?
In that case social media influences which stories I see, and the poster may add context or commentary, but the actual news content is from the news website.