{"id":311634,"date":"2026-04-02T16:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=the-rise-of-a-spanish-language-news-influencer"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:13:22","slug":"the-rise-of-a-spanish-language-news-influencer","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/the-rise-of-a-spanish-language-news-influencer\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise of a Spanish-language news influencer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> The rise of a Spanish-language news influencer<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> American journalist kidnapped in Iraq<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Salt Lake Tribune to drop paywall<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> Americans differ by age in where they turn for breaking news<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25\u00a0<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/the-lede\/the-rise-of-a-spanish-language-news-influencer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent profile<\/a> in The New Yorker looks at the rise of <strong>Carlos Eduardo Espina,<\/strong> a Uruguayan American content creator who has amassed <strong>more than 20 million followers <\/strong>across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. Espina, who posts mainly in Spanish, provides viewers with updates and commentary on news stories, addressing what he saw as a need for <strong>Spanish-language news content on social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly a quarter of all U.S. Hispanic adults say they prefer to get news in Spanish (24%), while 51% prefer getting news in English and 23% have no preference, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/how-hispanic-americans-get-their-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. Among Hispanic immigrants, the share who prefer getting Spanish-language news is higher (47%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a relatively young population, Hispanic Americans are somewhat more likely than U.S. adults overall to get news on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/#who-uses-each-news-platform\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/#who-uses-each-news-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media in general<\/a> and from <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-influencers-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">news influencers in particular<\/a>. And when we asked Americans who regularly get news from these influencers to name the first one who comes to mind, Espina was one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/02\/19\/no-consensus-on-who-comes-to-mind-when-americans-are-asked-to-name-a-news-influencer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most common answers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc\u00a0<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>American freelance journalist <strong>Shelly Kittleson<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/middle-east\/journalist-kidnapped-iraq-rcna266073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kidnapped in Iraq<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Federal judge orders pause to <strong>Nexstar-Tegna<\/strong> merger, but companies say they <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/nexstar-tegna-merger-tro-court-order-reply-1236704471\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can\u2019t comply<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Judge rules Trump executive order barring federal funding of <strong>NPR <\/strong>and <strong>PBS <\/strong>is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/31\/business\/media\/trump-npr-pbs-executive-order-ruling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unconstitutional<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>TMZ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/congress\/tmz-congress-coverage-dhs-shutdown-tabloid-paparazzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increases coverage<\/a> of vacationing members of Congress<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Politico <\/strong>names Jonathan Greenberger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/politico-picks-an-insider-as-its-new-editor-in-chief-2fff4b38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new top editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Creator platform <strong>Beehiiv <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/03\/29\/2026\/substack-rival-beehiiv-makes-a-push-into-podcasting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">breaks into podcasting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Independent newsletter creators<\/strong> experiment with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2026\/04\/three-newsletters-for-the-price-of-1-5-independent-journalists-experiment-with-a-bundle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bundling subscriptions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>The Guardian <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/media\/why-the-guardians-first-reader-facing-ai-product-isnt-a-chatbot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">releases AI tool<\/a> that gives readers links to related articles<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Salt Lake Tribune<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/business\/2026\/03\/31\/tribune-paywall-removal-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced this week<\/a> that it will soon <strong>remove its paywall, <\/strong>making all new articles free to read online. The nonprofit newsroom also asked current subscribers to send donations to ensure its business model is successful, offering extra perks to those who do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When Americans encounter news paywalls, very few (1%) say they usually pay,<\/strong> a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/24\/few-americans-pay-for-news-when-they-encounter-paywalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Center survey<\/a> found. Roughly half of those who encounter paywalls (53%) say they typically try to find the information somewhere else instead, while 32% give up on trying to access it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Just<\/strong> <strong>16% of all U.S. adults say they have paid for news in the past year, <\/strong>and an even smaller share (8%) say individual Americans have a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2026\/02\/11\/few-say-americans-have-a-responsibility-to-pay-for-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responsibility to pay for news<\/a>. The public is much more likely to say news organizations should primarily make money by selling ads or sponsorships (45%) than through subscriptions or memberships (11%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcca\u00a0<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart comes from our recent analysis about where Americans turn for information about breaking news events, based on a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/24\/where-do-americans-turn-first-for-information-about-breaking-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a breaking news event happens<strong>, Americans ages 65 and older are around<\/strong> <strong>four times as likely<\/strong> as those ages 18 to 29 to say they turn to their <strong>preferred news organization<\/strong> to learn more (59% vs. 14%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <strong>younger adults are more likely to say they first turn to search engines and social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f5f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1676\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/breaking-news.png?resize=480,958 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/breaking-news.png?resize=782,1560 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/breaking-news.png?resize=840,1676 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/breaking-news.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297972 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Christopher St. Aubin, Joanne Haner, and Sawyer Reed. 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