{"id":87568,"date":"2023-09-26T10:56:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T17:00:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:00:56","slug":"black-americans-news-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"5. Black Americans\u2019 news habits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans stay informed through a variety of sources, with national and local news outlets, interpersonal connections, and social media all playing large roles. While social media is one of the most common sources of information for Black Americans, they generally view it as less credible or reliable than other types of sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;sources-of-news-and-information&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sources-of-news-and-information\">Sources of news and information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, about a third of Black Americans (32%) say they follow local news extremely or very closely, slightly higher than the 27% who say the same of national news. An additional 35% (local) and 38% (national) say they follow each type of news somewhat closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/pi_2023-09-26_black-americans-and-news_5-01-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107591\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6ddde\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"920\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-01.png?resize=480,526 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-01.png?resize=782,856 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-01.png?resize=840,920 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-01.png\" alt=\"News outlets, social media, friends and family all play major roles in the news diets of Black Americans \" class=\"wp-image-107591 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6ddde; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans rely on a variety of source types to stay informed, and there is no single dominant source for the group. About four-in-ten Black Americans (41%) say they get news from local news outlets extremely or fairly often, followed closely by national news outlets (35%), social media sites (35%) and family, friends and acquaintances (33%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large majorities say they get news and information from each of these sources at least sometimes. Black Americans are much less likely to say they get news and information directly from political leaders and public officials or from religious leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings are largely in line with previous Center research showing the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/?tabId=tab-4ef8dece-845a-4b25-8637-ceb3114503c5\">wide mix of sources that the American public broadly relies on for news<\/a> \u2013 including news directly from news outlets, social media sites and search engines, among others. Black adults tend to get news from news websites and apps at about the same rate as the population overall, and more commonly turn to social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-beige-background-color 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=\"quotes-from-focus-groups-on-where-they-go-for-news-and-information\">Quotes from focus groups on where they go for news and information:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI get a lot of information from [source name]. &#8230; They\u2019ll tell you all about the candidates, they\u2019ll tell you new restaurants, they\u2019ll tell you if there\u2019s crime in the area.\u201d \u2013Black woman, 65<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI just like things at my fingertips. If I\u2019m not watching TV, I have my phone. So it\u2019s easy for me to just look on the app or social media.<\/em><em>\u201d \u2013Black woman, 38<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBetween Google, social media and my mother I can find out anything I need to know. If my mom\u2019s not already telling me about it, I know Google will give it to me or I can search it up on Instagram and find whatever I\u2019m looking for.\u201d \u2013Black woman, 23<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/pi_2023-09-26_black-americans-and-news_5-02-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107597\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2d8da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1146\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-02.png?resize=410,1146 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-02.png\" alt=\"About a quarter of Black adults often get news from Black news outlets\" class=\"wp-image-107597 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2d8da; width:205px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This survey also asked about the role of Black news outlets \u2013 those created by Black people that focus on providing news and information specifically to Black audiences \u2013 in how Black Americans stay informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter of Black Americans (24%) say they get news from Black news outlets extremely or fairly often, and another 40% say they do so sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout is-style-420-wide has-beige-background-color 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=\"quotes-from-focus-groups-on-getting-news-from-black-news-outlets\">Quotes from focus groups on getting news from Black news outlets:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThere\u2019s several newsletters\/newspapers in my area \u2026 of course, it gives the perspective of what\u2019s going on in the African American community, in my community.\u201d \u2013Black woman, 60<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cOne of the podcasts I listen to happens to be a podcast with a group of Black lawyers. \u2026 More of the information that I\u2019ve got from that has not been on the news, and the things that I\u2019ve seen [have] actually come from people in those communities or those who are not afraid to go to those communities and those who culturally understand those communities.<\/em><em>\u201d<br>\u2013Black woman, 33<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;the-role-of-social-media-in-news-and-information-diets&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-role-of-social-media-in-news-and-information-diets\">The role of social media in news and information diets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/pi_2023-09-26_black-americans-and-news_5-03-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107602\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0d4d6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1056\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-03.png?resize=480,603 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-03.png?resize=782,983 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-03.png?resize=840,1056 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-03.png\" alt=\"Black Americans are most trusting of information from local and national news outlets, least confident in accuracy of news from politicians and social media\" class=\"wp-image-107602 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0d4d6; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Black Americans report getting news on social media. But as is the case <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/10\/27\/u-s-adults-under-30-now-trust-information-from-social-media-almost-as-much-as-from-national-news-outlets\/\">with Americans more broadly<\/a>, Black Americans are less likely to trust the news they get there than information that comes directly from local or national news outlets or friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans express the highest levels of trust in news and information from local and national outlets. Almost half of Black adults say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the accuracy of news and information from local news outlets (48%), closely followed by national news outlets (44%). And about a third trust the accuracy of information from friends, family and acquaintances (35%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only about one-in-five Black Americans say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in information that comes from politicians (20%) or social media sites (18%). In both cases, more than four-in-ten say they have <em>little to no trust<\/em> in the accuracy of these sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only do Black Americans express relatively little trust in news from social media, but they are more likely to prefer getting several types of information from news outlets than from social media posts. Sizable shares, though, do not express a preference for one over the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans who get news on social media at least sometimes were asked whether they prefer news outlets or social media posts for five categories of information \u2013 such as the basic facts about an issue or event, in-depth information about an issue or event, and opinions on an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For each of the five types of information, Black Americans are more likely to prefer news outlets than social media. Among those who get news on social media, 44% say they prefer news outlets for getting the most in-depth information about an issue or event, with just 9% saying they prefer social media posts for this information (an additional 40% say they value both equally, while 7% say they prefer neither option).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/pi_2023-09-26_black-americans-and-news_5-04-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107607\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe7e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"864\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-04.png?resize=480,324 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-04.png?resize=782,528 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-04.png?resize=960,648 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-04.png?resize=1200,810 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-04.png?resize=1280,864 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-04.png\" alt=\"Black Americans often prefer news outlets over social media posts for many different types of news and information\" class=\"wp-image-107607 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe7e4; width:640px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are similar gaps when it comes to getting the basic facts about an issue or event (40% favor news outlets vs. 11% social media) and getting information about how an issue or event impacts them (37% vs. 10%). Even for up-to-date information about an event as it is happening, news outlets are more often preferred (37% vs. 14%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans are more ambivalent about where they get opinions on an issue. News outlets are still the preferred option, but by a much smaller margin (26% vs. 18%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-are-people-getting-news-on-social-media\">Where are people getting news on social media?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/pi_2023-09-26_black-americans-and-news_5-05-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107615\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7dfe0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"912\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-05.png?resize=480,521 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-05.png?resize=782,849 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-05.png?resize=840,912 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-05.png\" alt=\"On social media, Black Americans most often get news from national and local outlets, friends and family\" class=\"wp-image-107615 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7dfe0; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media by definition contain information from a wide variety of sources. But within these platforms, Black Americans are most likely to get news from national and local news outlets and friends and family \u2013 suggesting a lot of overlap between social media and these broad categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Black Americans who get news on social media at least sometimes, about a third say that on social media sites they extremely or fairly often get information from national or local news outlets (34%) or family, friends and acquaintances (33%). About three-quarters say they get news from each on social media <em>at least sometimes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two other types of sources on social media are used less frequently for news: 17% of Black social media news consumers say they get news on social media at least fairly often from groups or individuals in their local community or from celebrities, influencers or other people who have a lot of followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;similarities-and-differences-in-news-sources-within-the-black-population-nbsp-nbsp&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"similarities-and-differences-in-news-sources-within-the-black-population-nbsp-nbsp\">Similarities and differences in news sources within the Black population&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A range of similarities and differences emerge within the Black population across demographic groups in the types of sources they go to and trust for news and information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, some of the largest differences are between age groups, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/10\/27\/u-s-adults-under-30-now-trust-information-from-social-media-almost-as-much-as-from-national-news-outlets\/\">largely in line with differences by age among all U.S. adults<\/a>. Black adults 50 and older are far more likely to say they extremely or fairly often get news and information from national and local news outlets, whereas Black adults under 50 are far more likely to say the same of social media sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/pi_2023-09-26_black-americans-and-news_5-06-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107622\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eff0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1136\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-06.png?resize=480,426 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-06.png?resize=782,694 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-06.png?resize=960,852 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-06.png?resize=1200,1065 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-06.png?resize=1280,1136 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-06.png\" alt=\"Differences and similarities within the U.S. Black population in the types of sources people use and trust for news and information\" class=\"wp-image-107622 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eff0f0; width:640px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/09\/26\/black-americans-news-habits\/pi_2023-09-26_black-americans-and-news_5-07-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107629\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5dcde\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1634\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-07.png?resize=480,1265 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-07.png?resize=620,1634 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PI_2023.09.26_black-americans-and-news_5-07.png\" alt=\"Black adults who say being Black is crucial to their identity are more likely to get news from Black news outlets\" class=\"wp-image-107629 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5dcde; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Republicans are less likely than Black Democrats to have high levels of trust in the accuracy of the news and information that they get from national and local news outlets, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/08\/30\/partisan-divides-in-media-trust-widen-driven-by-a-decline-among-republicans\/\">consistent with differences between the parties overall<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are only modest differences \u2013 if any at all \u2013 among Black Americans in the share who get news from Black news outlets across age, gender, education, income and political groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, there is a slight difference between those at different income levels \u2013 28% of lower-income Black Americans say they get news from Black outlets extremely or fairly often, compared with 20% in the highest income group. And Democrats are modestly more likely than Republicans to say they get news from these sources (25% vs. 19%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A more substantial difference emerges between those who feel that that being Black is a critical part of their identity and those who feel it is less important. Among those who say that being Black is extremely or very important to how they think about themselves, 30% report they get news from Black news outlets extremely or fairly often \u2013 more than double the share among those who say being Black is less central to their identity (13%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Americans stay informed through a variety of sources, with national and local news outlets, interpersonal connections, and social media all playing large roles. While social media is one of the most common sources of information for Black Americans, they generally view it as less credible or reliable than other types of sources. 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