{"id":311732,"date":"2024-06-13T10:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:30:30","slug":"how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How Americans get news on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram"},"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> AI\u2019s role in news content<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center: <\/strong>How Americans get news on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> Right-wing media face legal challenges for past election falsehoods<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Washington Post considers starting a subscription-based local news product<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> How unique is the news seen on social media sites?<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/the-briefing-2024-06-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week&#8217;s Briefing<\/a>\u00a0looked at Google&#8217;s use of artificial intelligence in search\u00a0results, which may in some cases summarize news articles. But that&#8217;s not the only way people are getting news through AI: Some\u00a0<strong>apps and websites use AI to create news content.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/06\/technology\/bnn-breaking-ai-generated-news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently shut down<\/a> while another is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/newsbreak-some-us-lawmakers-call-more-scrutiny-news-app-with-chinese-origins-2024-06-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">under scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers<\/a> after each reportedly used AI to generate error-filled stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans are split over whether AI helps or hurts when it comes to people finding accurate information online.<\/strong> One-third of U.S. adults say AI helps more than it hurts in this regard, while 27% say it does more harm than good and 40% say they are not sure, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/08\/28\/growing-public-concern-about-the-role-of-artificial-intelligence-in-daily-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Center survey<\/a>. More generally, Americans are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/21\/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasingly wary of AI\u2019s impact<\/a>: 52% say they are more concerned than excited about the growing role of AI in daily life, compared with just 10% who are more excited than concerned.<\/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\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Pew Research Center survey<\/a> finds that how Americans get news on four major social media platforms \u2013 TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram \u2013 varies widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key findings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Majorities of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok users say keeping up with news is not a reason they use the sites.<\/strong> X (formerly Twitter) is the exception to this pattern: 65% of X users say that getting news is a reason they use the platform.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Still, most people are seeing news on all four platforms, <\/strong>especially through opinion- or humor-based content.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>News on each platform comes from a variety of sources.<\/strong> Those who regularly get news on Facebook and Instagram are more likely than those on TikTok and X to get news from friends, family and acquaintances.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This report<\/a> focuses on news on social media. To learn about <strong>how people engage with politics<\/strong> on these platforms, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read the companion report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These reports are from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew-Knight Initiative<\/a>, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/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><strong>Right-wing media<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/misinformation\/right-wing-media-reckoning-outlets-pay-price-spreading-2020-election-m-rcna155427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">face legal challenges<\/a> for past election falsehoods<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Baltimore Sun\u2019s union<\/strong> accuses its new ownership of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/06\/11\/baltimore-sun-sinclair-fox-45-union-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scrapping ethical standards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2024\/06\/apple-brings-free-call-recording-and-transcription-to-iphones-journalists-rejoice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journalists<\/a> celebrate <strong>free call recording and transcription<\/strong> coming to iPhone<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Why are so many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/08\/business\/media\/british-invasion-media.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American newsrooms<\/a> being led by <strong>British journalists<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A look at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-06-11\/how-a-russian-operative-worked-to-shape-moscow-s-story-in-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian influence campaigns<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>Europe<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>A newspaper at a <strong>Minnesota prison<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/06\/12\/nx-s1-4947579\/prison-newspapers-growth-journalism-inmates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has been publishing for more than a century<\/a><\/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\">The Washington Post is considering offering<strong>\u00a0premium local content for an additional fee,<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/washington-dc\/2024\/06\/12\/washington-post-dc-local-news-will-lewis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Axios<\/a>. As one executive explained, the new local news product<strong>\u00a0would focus on readers with the \u201chighest level of engagement\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0with the Post\u2019s journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About two-thirds of U.S. adults (66%) say they follow local news at least somewhat closely,<\/strong> including 22% who say they follow it very closely,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/attention-to-local-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a recent Center survey<\/a>\u00a0found.\u00a0<strong>This is down from 2016,<\/strong> when 78% of Americans said they follow local news at least somewhat closely (37% very closely) \u2013 mirroring a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/24\/americans-are-following-the-news-less-closely-than-they-used-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decline in attention to news in general<\/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\udcca\u00a0<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Center report<\/a> about news on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our survey asked Americans who say they regularly get news on each site whether they think the news they get there is mostly news they would have gotten elsewhere, or whether it\u2019s news they only would have found on that site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News consumers on TikTok (35%) and X (29%) are the most likely to say that the news they get on those sites is unique \u2013 i.e., news they would not have seen elsewhere.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeae5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeae5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.webp?resize=480,471 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.webp?resize=782,767 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.webp?resize=840,824 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"628\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-08.webp?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171638 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, Jacob Liedke, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. 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