US EditionSocial Media Beats TV as Top American News Source for First Time, Study Finds
- The Reuters Institute's latest 2025 study reveals that social media has become the top source of news for Americans this year.
- This shift happened as younger Americans especially turned away from traditional TV and print media toward smartphones and video platforms.
- Weekly online video news consumption hit 72% in 2025, while only 50% relied on TV and print news dropped to 14%.
- The study found 54% of Americans now use social media for news, with 58% concerned about distinguishing truth from falsehoods online.
- This trend suggests news consumption is becoming more fragmented and personality-driven, raising challenges for trust and misinformation control.
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Creators continue to rise - American Press Institute
The creator boom The Reuters Institute published its annual Digital News Report yesterday, chock full of insights about the state of the industry worldwide. The big takeaway for news organizations is that for the first time, social media is outperforming traditional media in terms of how people get their news. In the U.S., author Nic Newman writes in an executive summary, the proportion of people accessing news via social media is “sharply up — …
The Spectator P.M. Ep. 147: Will Social Media Hurt The American Spectator? - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
The annual Reuters Digital News Report found that 54 percent of the world’s population is turning to social media platforms (such as Facebook and X) rather than traditional outlets to get their news. (READ MORE: My Job as a Journalist Is Going to a Bot) On this episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo discuss the future of news and the implications of social media on journalism. Ellie and Lyrah discuss th…
The press must be a beacon when the public is uncertain, not knowing whether the information they read on social media is true or false, they must seek the press to confirm whether the information is trustworthy or not. That is the power of the press.
DCN’s media industry must reads: week of June 19, 2025
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week: The New York Times | It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV (5 min read) NiemanLab | For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source (13 min read) The Financial Times | How the culture war is remaking advertising (11 min read) NPR | Press group sues L.A., alleging police abuse of reporters at ICE rallies (9 min read)The Hill | More pe…
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