In today's world, it is easy to get news from social media platforms. While Facebook and Twitter are the most common sites to share news, other sites do the same thing. As a result, more people are using multiple social media sites to get news. USA Today recently posted an article that explains how people use multiple sources to get news.
The Pew Research Center conducted a survey to see where social media users get their news. 26 percent of American adults use Facebook and Twitter to get news. In addition, nine percent use three sites to get news. Surprisingly, Reddit, which is used by three percent of Americans, is used by 62 percent of its users to get news. The report also stated Facebook is the most popular social media platform to get news among people who use more than one source. People may get their news from Twitter, YouTube and other social media sites, but they also get news from Facebook.
Overall, these results do not surprise me. This report showed me how we want news now. We don't want to wait for the newspaper or a news program. We want to have the ability to get news instantly. With social media, the news is at our fingertips. Also, using more than one site can be beneficial. We can get more details on a particular story, provided that story is shared on multiple sites. Also, we can get more stories overall. Do you use social media to get stories?
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