Americans turn to social media and video for news more than any other source
Social media and video networks have overtaken television to become the most widely used source of news among Americans, according to a new Reuters Institute report.
In a survey conducted at the end of January and beginning of February, 54% of Americans said they had accessed news via social and video networks within the past week. TV and online news sites were the next most common sources, with roughly half of respondents saying they had gotten news from those media. Seven percent said they used artificial intelligence chatbots.
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