BGDon 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 👨‍💻Nov 18, 2024

New research by Pew Research Center looks at the makeup of the news influencer universe and its audiences. They surveyed of 10,658 Americans in summer 2024.

21% indicate they get new from influencers on social media.

Adults under 30 > 37% indicate they get new from influencers on social media.

Most influencers are on multiple sites, X is the most used. > 85% on X, 50% on
Instagram, 44% on YouTube, 32% on Facebook.

27% of news influencers explicitly identify as Republican or conservative.

21% of news influencers explicitly identify as Democratic or liberal.

63% of news influencers are men.

https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/ #news #socialmedia #x #instagram #youtube #Pew_research #democrat #republcan

America’s News Influencers

This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are.

Pew Research Center
Carl (He/Him)Nov 16, 2024
This seems to be discordant with the rest of current events. Pew poll says confidence in scientists rises:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03723-5
#Science #NatureMagazine #Pew_research
US trust in scientists plunged during the pandemic — but it’s starting to recover

Confidence that scientists will make decisions in the public interest nosedived at the onset of the pandemic but has now started to rise.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Spends First Day As AR Governor Being Dishonest A-Hole. Surprise! https://www.wonkette.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders-first-day-as-ar-governor

#1957_little_rock #Bill_clinton #Critical_race_theory #Latinx #Little_rock_central_high_school #Little_rock_nine #Mike_huckabee #Mike_huckabee_trailer #Pew_research #Sarah_huckabee_sanders #Sarah_huckabee_sanders_first_day #Sarah_huckabee_sanders_latinx #Sarah_huckabee_sanders_liar #Sarah_huckabee_sanders_first_day_as_ar_governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Spends First Day As AR Governor Being Dishonest A-Hole. Surprise!

She banned 'Latinx' on government forms, because she cares so much about cultural sensitivity.

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