How the audiences of 30 major news sources differ by age
The audiences of 30 major news sources in the United States vary widely by age, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.
The median age of American adults who regularly get news from Univision is 39 years old – the youngest of any source included in the survey. By comparison, the median ages of adults who regularly get news from Newsmax and Breitbart are 63 and 62 years old – the oldest in the survey.
The median age of all U.S. adults is 47.
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