In a Pew
Research Center report that is part of a series aimed at
understanding how news and information habits relate to the use of Twitter and
Facebook among the American public, it was found that clear majorities of
Twitter (63%) and Facebook users (63%) now say each platform serves as a source
for news about events and issues outside the realm of friends and family. That
share has increased substantially from 2013, when about half of users (52% of
Twitter users, 47% of Facebook users) said they got news from the social
platforms. Although both social networks have the same portion of users getting
news on these sites, there are significant differences in their potential news
distribution strengths. The proportion of users who say they follow breaking
news on Twitter, for example, is nearly twice as high as those who say they do
so on Facebook (59% vs. 31%) – lending support, perhaps, to the view that
Twitter’s great strength is providing as-it-happens coverage and commentary on
live events.
Mitchell, A.,
Barthel, M., Shearer, E., Gottfried, J., Matsa, K. E., Keeter, S., Porteus, M.,
& Greenwood, S. (2015). The evolving role of news on Twitter and Facebook.
Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center.
http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/07/Twitter-and-News-Survey-Report-FINAL2.pdf
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