News Habits & Media

A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site.

Looking at respondents to 2020 and 2021 surveys reveals differences in vaccination rates based on where people turned most for COVID-19 news.

About half (48%) of U.S. adults say they get news from social media “often” or “sometimes,” a 5 percentage point decline compared with 2020. More than half of Twitter users get news on the site regularly.

In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half.

Roughly half of Americans say that they have been getting some (30%) or a lot (18%) of news and info about COVID-19 vaccines on social media.

48% of US adults say the government should restrict false information online, even if it means losing some freedom to access/publish content.

Here’s a look at how adults in the United States see cancel culture, political correctness and related issues, based on the Center’s surveys.

We’ve updated our series of fact sheets on the U.S. news media industry. Here are some key findings about the state of the industry in 2020.

While newspapers have seen steep job losses from 2008 to 2020, digital-native news organizations have seen considerable gains.

Americans’ trust in media varies widely by political party and whether they see the outlet in question as part of the “mainstream media.”