---
"title": "How do you use Facebook and Twitter for news?"
"description": "We asked our Facebook and Twitter followers how they interact with news on the social media platforms. Here is what they had to say."
"date": "2013-11-07"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Emily Guskin"
    "job_title": "Guest Contributor"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2013/11/07/how-do-you-use-facebook-and-twitter-for-news/"
"categories":
  - "Facebook"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Twitter (X)"
---

# How do you use Facebook and Twitter for news?

Social media is becoming an important news source for many Americans. New research from the Pew Research Center shows [30% of Americans get news on Facebook](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism/2013/10/24/the-role-of-news-on-facebook/) and [8% get news on Twitter](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism/2013/11/04/twitter-news-consumers-young-mobile-and-educated). We asked our Facebook and Twitter followers how they interact with news on the social media platforms. Here is what they had to say:

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