A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring ...

Social media has become the main source of news online with more than 2.4 billion internet users, nearly 64.5 percent receive breaking news from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram ...

Sources on social media: Information context collapse and volume of content as predictors of source blindness. New Media & Society, 2020; 146144482091050 DOI: 10.1177/1461444820910505; ...

Just as we found in 2005 for Carnegie Corporation, the shift away from traditional news media sources is being led by the younger generation, in this case people under 25 years old.

Media Trusted More than Other Sources. Despite their declining assessments of news media, Americans say they trust the information they get from news organizations more than they trust information ...

Social media is a top source of news for nearly three in four students, and half at least somewhat trust platforms such as Instagram and TikTok to deliver that news and other critical information ...

In order to capture some of these nuances, we asked a series of questions about the formats in which Americans consume news from traditional television and print media sources. First, we asked all of ...

Young people are more likely to turn to social media for information than older generations, though few in the younger age group said they trust social media “a lot” to provide accurate ...

According to a Pew Research Center survey of adults in summer 2022, just 61% of Americans said they had some or a lot of trust in the information they get from national news organizations.

Broadcasting for 12 hours or more each day and constantly updating their website, Blue Ridge Public Radio became a crucial source of information for a devastated community.