{"id":692099,"date":"2026-10-07T12:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=692099"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:52:37","slug":"how-do-americans-engage-with-news-online","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/10\/07\/how-do-americans-engage-with-news-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Americans Engage With News Online?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. Learn more ><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Digital devices are now the main way<\/a> Americans get news. And many U.S. adults don\u2019t just read news online; they also engage with it in various ways.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Many Americans engage with news online, most often in private ways<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
% of U.S. adults who said in 2025 that they had done each of the following activities online in the past week<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Note: The full question wording was: \u201cIn the past week, have you done any of the following activities online (on a website, social media, or a messaging app)?\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted July 9-Dec. 5, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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