{"id":191529,"date":"2024-11-18T09:45:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=191529"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:22:50","slug":"news-influencers-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/11\/18\/news-influencers-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"7. News influencers on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For our latest survey data about news influencers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-influencers-fact-sheet\/\">read the \u201cNews Influencers Fact Sheet.\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"terminology\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;terminology&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>Terminology<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>News influencers<\/strong> \u2013 People who regularly post about current events and civic issues on social media and have at least 100,000 followers on any of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter) or YouTube.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Political orientation<\/strong> \u2013 A measure of a news influencer\u2019s partisan or ideological views. A <em>right-leaning news influencer <\/em>is one who publicly expresses that they identify as a Republican or conservative or support Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. A <em>left-leaning news influencer<\/em> is one who publicly expresses that they identify as a Democrat, liberal or progressive or support Vice President Kamala Harris (or supported President Joe Biden before he dropped out of the race) in the 2024 election. This information was found in the bio, profile picture, banner image, pinned posts or recent posts on an influencer\u2019s social media account, any personal website or professional page, and prominent media coverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Values and identities<\/strong> \u2013 Language or imagery in the bio, profile picture, banner image or pinned posts on an influencer\u2019s social media account that expresses specific beliefs or identities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>News organization affiliation<\/strong> \u2013 An influencer with this affiliation is one who either currently works for or previously worked for a news organization, as well as freelancers who have regularly contributed to news organizations. A news organization can be any news outlet that has a staff and multiple bylines. Researchers considered affiliated influencers to have this background regardless of their news organization\u2019s political orientation, audience size or primary publishing method (digital, TV, print, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Major social media sites<\/strong> \u2013 The five primary sites we studied, chosen based on audience size and the presence of discussion about news: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191725\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edecec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edecec;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-01.png?resize=480,783 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-01.png?resize=620,1012 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"506\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-01.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing 3 in 10 Instagram news influencers express right-leaning politics; a quarter say they lean left\" class=\"wp-image-191725 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Instagram news influencers (57%) explicitly claim a clear political party or ideology. Within this group, slightly more say they are on the political right (30% of all Instagram news influencers) than the left (25%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Influencers were categorized by whether they identify with a political party or ideology or expressed support for the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate in their social media profile, posts, personal website or media coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligncenter is-style-callout has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-this-chapter\">About this chapter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This chapter looks at news influencers on <strong>Instagram.<\/strong> Virtually all of them also have <a href=\"#what-other-sites-are-instagram-news-influencers-on\">accounts on other sites<\/a>. For analysis of news influencers in general across social media sites, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/11\/18\/americas-news-influencers\/\">report overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this report, news influencers are people with large followings on social media sites who regularly post about current events or civic issues. Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/11\/18\/news-influencers-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/instagram-users-experiences-with-news\/\"><em>Instagram users\u2019 experiences with news<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some news influencers on Instagram also identify with specific groups or causes. For instance, 7% identify as LGBTQ+ or pro-LGBTQ+ rights, and 7% are pro-Palestinian, while 3% are pro-Israeli. These positions can be expressed in words, images or emojis (including flags).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-200-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191726\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-02.png?resize=400,1002 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"501\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-02.png?w=400\" alt=\"Bar chart showing 7% of Instagram news influencers express LGBTQ+, pro-Palestinian values or identities\" class=\"wp-image-191726 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About twice as many Instagram news influencers are men (63%) as are women (32%). By contrast, among Americans who <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/#who-consumes-news-on-each-social-media-site\">regularly get news on Instagram<\/a>, 59% are women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191727\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4dfdb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4dfdb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-03.png?resize=480,463 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-03.png?resize=620,598 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"299\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-03.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing among Instagram news influencers, men outnumber women roughly 2-to-1\" class=\"wp-image-191727 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/11\/18\/news-influencers-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a> for details on how researchers categorized news influencers by gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight-in-ten news influencers on Instagram (80%) do not have a current or former affiliation with a news organization. But 20% have worked in the news industry in some capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more details on the differences between influencers who have worked for a news organization and those who have not, read <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/11\/18\/how-news-influencers-who-have-worked-for-news-organizations-differ-from-those-who-havent\/\">Chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-200-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191728\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e4e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e4e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-04.png?resize=400,1126 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"563\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-04.png?w=364\" alt=\"Pie chart showing most news influencers on Instagram have not worked for a news outlet\" class=\"wp-image-191728 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;what-are-instagram-news-influencers-posting-about&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-instagram-news-influencers-posting-about\">What are Instagram news influencers posting about?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get a sense of what news influencers are posting about, researchers collected and analyzed all public posts by the 500 news influencers in our sample for three separate weeks: July 15-21, July 29-Aug. 4 and Aug. 19-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191729\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eceaeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eceaeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-05.png?resize=480,836 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-05.png?resize=620,1080 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"540\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-05.png?w=588\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Instagram news influencers focused on U.S. politics more than other topics during summer 2024\" class=\"wp-image-191729 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were many major events related to the election in or around these weeks, including the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump on July 13, the Republican National Convention July 15-18, President Joe Biden\u2019s withdrawal from the race July 21 and the Democratic National Convention Aug. 19-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While 43% of posts by Instagram news influencers that focused on current events during this period were about politics or the election, this was lower than the share of political posts on other sites. Instead, a relatively high share of Instagram posts focused on social issues (21%) and international issues (18%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the posts about social issues focused on race (7% of all news-related posts) or LGBTQ+ issues (3%). And a large majority of the internationally focused posts were about the Israel-Hamas war (14%). Instagram had a much higher percentage of posts about this war than any other site during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;what-other-sites-are-instagram-news-influencers-on&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-other-sites-are-instagram-news-influencers-on\">What other sites are Instagram news influencers on?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virtually all news influencers on Instagram are also on at least one other site. In other words, there are almost no influencers whose presence is entirely on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191730\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1ddde\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1ddde;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-06.png?resize=480,446 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-06.png?resize=620,576 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"288\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-06.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing virtually all Instagram news influencers are on at least one other site\" class=\"wp-image-191730 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, about three-quarters (78%) of all Instagram news influencers are on at least three other sites, including about half (51%) who are on four or more sites (in addition to Instagram).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common other social media site for Instagram news influencers is X: 83% of Instagram news influencers are also on the site, formerly known as Twitter. About two-thirds (65%) are also on YouTube, and more than half (56%) are on Facebook. Fewer Instagram news influencers are also on TikTok (45%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-200-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191731\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e1e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e1e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-07.png?resize=400,816 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"408\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-07.png?w=400\" alt=\"Bar chart showing most Instagram news influencers are also on X, YouTube and Facebook\" class=\"wp-image-191731 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191732\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe9e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe9e9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-08.png?resize=480,457 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-08.png?resize=620,590 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"295\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-08.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing many Instagram news creators host a podcast\" class=\"wp-image-191732 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only are Instagram news influencers on other sites, but many also have other ways of connecting with their audiences beyond social media. About four-in-ten (43%) host a podcast, and a quarter have a newsletter that fans can subscribe to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=191733\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e5e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e5e6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-09.png?resize=480,530 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-09.png?resize=620,684 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"342\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/PJ_2024.11.18_news-influencers_07-09.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing most Instagram news influencers offer subscriptions to additional content\" class=\"wp-image-191733 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like news influencers on other social media sites, most of those on Instagram seek financial support from their audiences. This includes 57% who offer subscriptions (<a href=\"https:\/\/creators.instagram.com\/earn-money\/subscriptions?locale=en_US\">Instagram offers a subscription tool<\/a>), 39% who solicit donations and 31% who sell merchandise. 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