One thing I keep noticing: “Do your own research” has become a near‑universal norm about the news. But people mean very different things by it — and that difference matters.

Heading to Miami for #KMF26 — always a highlight for anyone thinking about the future of news and civic info. Excited to share new @pewresearch.org insights across three sessions this year. ✨ @knightfoundation.org

In @niemanlab.org predictions for journalism 2026, I share 3 forces shaping news: 1️⃣ AI as a news interface 2️⃣ Influencers as anchors 3️⃣ Trust gaps in a polarized world At @pewresearch.org ✔️ 38% of adults <30 get news from influencers ✔️ Trust in national news is declining ✔️ AI adoption is coming fast

💔Are Americans breaking up with news? @colbertlateshow.bsky.social called out the trend. "In 2016, 51% of Americans said they follow the news all/most of the time. Now it’s 36%." youtu.be/DF1NjFbhXY4?... That stat? Our new @pewresearch.org data-decline spans every age group. 📊Read: pewrsr.ch/3QvVY2I

What does the future of news look like? Our new @pewresearch.org study shows young adults stand out: • Follow news less closely • Get news incidentally—esp. via social media • Trust social media as much as national news orgs • Have a broader definition of “journalist” Full report → pewrsr.ch/4rFixD0

📊 New @pewresearch.org data on news + social media: • 20% of U.S. adults regularly get news on TikTok (3% in 2020) • Under-30s: 43% • 55% of TikTok users get news on the app 🔗 pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE Other sites: Facebook (38%), YouTube (35%), Instagram (20%), X (12%), Bluesky (2%) 🔗 pewrsr.ch/46zu9h4

Today we released a major @pewresearch.org survey of LGBTQ adults looking at: ▶️ Views of social acceptance for LGBTQ people ▶️ Personal experiences with acceptance, discrimination ▶️ Experiences with coming out ▶️ Identity ▶️ Community, friends and LGBTQ spaces Read on for findings from each section.

We shared insights from a few @pewresearch.org studies at this year’s #AAPOR25 on how people get news. Sharing if anyone wants to dive deeper! • What’s news: pewrsr.ch/4m7tpXf • Getting news on TikTok, X, Facebook & IG: www.pewresearch.org?p=169348 • The rise of news influencers: pewrsr.ch/4emDUB2

Being at #AAPOR this week reminded me what a great resource this is: @pewresearch.org free short course on the basics of public opinion polling. Clear, accessible & super useful for anyone trying to make sense of polls. Check it out: www.pewresearch.org/course/publi...

‼️ I am so proud of this work. A thorough analysis of what is news. 👏 Kudos to @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social for leading the project for over a year!

🌟 Excited for #AAPOR next week! 📅 Thurs May 15 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Regency B Presenting: Media Trust & Info Quality in the Digital Age 📅 Fri May 16 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Midway Suite 3/4 Moderating: Designing & Assessing Surveys about Pol Opinion Lots of @pewresearch.org folks will be there. Let’s connect!

Republicans tend to have much less trust in national news organizations than Democrats do. But the groups are largely aligned in their views of the impact of AI on news and journalism. www.pewresearch.org/...

🚨 As the NPR/PBS funding debate continues, here’s @pewresearch.org data: 🔹 43% of Americans support the funding to continue 🔹 24% oppose it 🔹 33% unsure 🔹 20% get news from NPR; 21% from PBS 📝 In all questions, there are clear partisan splits. More data here: pewrsr.ch/41Mldne

The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open! Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions. 📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7) More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/

🚨Our institutional account @pewresearch.org is here!

🌟Join my team @pewresearch.org & get a hands-on w/ data analysis & research tasks!🌟 💼🏠Heads up: staff expected in our D.C. office on Tues & Wed, & remote the rest of the week. Apply, share with your network or tag someone who'd be a perfect fit! pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

📢 Join us for a free virtual event on news influencers! 🗓️ Feb 6, 12 PM EST 🎤 Moderated by @makenakelly.bsky.social ft Mosheh Oinounou & Raven Schwam-Curtis 📊 @gstocking.bsky.social will present findings from the Pew-Knight Initiative research 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/563net2h

🚫SCOTUS green-lights #TikTokBan. Read our research showing TikTok turned into a news hub for 52% of its users-without relying solely on traditional journos & often mixing news with celebrity gossip, humor & memes. The news landscape has been shifting. 💡More findings here➡️https://pewrsr.ch/3PG3Hdx

In Philly for #APSA! My personal favorite the PolComm pre conference, organized by the amazing @dannagal.bsky.social! Come say hi, especially if you have ideas/opinions about research we should be doing 📊‼️

Are you at #AAPOR? Excited to moderate a session at #AAPOR24 today at 4:15 PM in room 216! Join us for innovative approaches to News and Information - come say hi!

On World Press Freedom day, majority of Americans see the press as highly important to society’s well-being. But many express concerns about potential restrictions in the US – say that political & financial interests have a lot of influence on news orgs. www.pewresearch.org?p=141366

🚨As TikTok continues to redefine social media with its captivating short-form videos, our data show that few are those who actually post videos: 📊 About half of all U.S. adults on the site have never posted a video themselves. www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

🚀Exciting news! Introducing the Pew-Knight Initiative, a collaboration btwn Pew Research Center & @knightfdn.bsky.social committing 20M in research. 🚨Explore the ins and outs: pewrsr.ch/3OR160j 📰 Press release: knightfoundation.org/press/releases… 📌 Bookmark this page: pewresearch.org/pew-knight/

📢 New data: More Americans are turning to TikTok for their news fix The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023. pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE

New data analysis in and it's clear that Americans are keeping a bit more distance from the news lately.📰 In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time. That share fell to 38% in 2022. pewrsr.ch/3QvVY2I

As Showtime sports is shutting down, we released data today showing that just 16% of Americans follow prof or college sports extremely or very closely - most of them say that they’re just not interested www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

For all the SURVEY RESEARCH types blueskyin' it: Pew Research Center just released our annual benchmarks for party ID and religious affiliation. Ton o' effort to get these, so we want to be sure they get used! National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) pewrsr.ch/3ukleLR

Wow it’s been 33 years since Germany’s reunification… www.instagram.com/p/Cx7onGKgVF...

📢 A new report on Black Americans' experiences with news is here! 📰✨ A look into Black Americans' media consumption, trust, views & attitudes toward the news media, and demo similarities & diffs within the Black population. pewrsr.ch/458Z0yf

Overall, 1 in 3 Americans have a tattoo (32%) Tattoos are more common among lesbian and bisexual women, 2 in 3 have at least one tattoo (68%) www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Spending some time in Boston today! Beautiful weather, warm & sunny.☀️ Everything looks perfect before the storm hits.

Jumping on the #bluesky bandwagon to share data about social science, news habits & attitudes, media, journalism & tech. 📊🖥️