A report released Monday by Pew Research Center says about one in five Americans regularly get their news from so-called news influencers on social mediaAbout one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. The report found that news influencers posted mostly about politics and the election, followed by social issues like race and abortion and international events, such as the Israel-Hamas war. “These influencers have really reached new levels of attention and prominence this year amid the presidential election,” Galen Stocking, senior computational social scientist at Pew Research Center, said in a statement. Racial minorities, young adults and adults with a lower income were more likely to get their news from news influencers, according to the report. On social media, though, some influencers have positioned themselves as figures presenting neglected points of view.

Source: ABC News November 18, 2024 15:38 UTC