Politics

News influencers on the site are more likely to explicitly identify with the political right than left. They’re also much more likely to be men. The post 9. News influencers on X (formerly Twitter) appeared first on Pew Research Center.

News influencers on TikTok stand out from other sites for having a smaller gender gap and being more balanced in political leanings. The post 8. News influencers on TikTok appeared first on Pew Research Center.

News influencers on Instagram were less likely than those on other sites to post about politics during summer 2024. The post 7. News influencers on Instagram appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Far more of the site’s news influencers explicitly identify with the political right than left, and two-thirds are men. The post 6. News influencers on Facebook appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Over three weeks studied, a majority of posts on current events or civic issues (55%) by news influencers were about government, politics or the election. The post 5. A closer look at the topics of news influencers’ posts appeared first on Pew Research Center.

News influencers with a current or past connection to a news organization are less likely to explicitly advertise their political orientations. The post 4. How news influencers who have worked for news organizations differ from those who haven’t appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Almost two-thirds of news influencers are men. And except on TikTok, more influencers explicitly identify with the political right than the left. The post 3. A profile of news influencers: Gender, politics and more appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Our researchers cast a wide net across the most popular social media sites to form an inclusive list of influencers who regularly discuss news. The post 2. How we created a list of popular news influencers, and where they post appeared first on Pew Research Center.

We looked at the experiences and attitudes of the 21% of U.S. adults who regularly get news from news influencers on social media. The post 1. Americans’ experiences with social media news influencers appeared first on Pew Research Center.

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. The post America’s News Influencers appeared first on Pew Research Center.