Kat Matsa
@katmatsa.bsky.social
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News & Information researcher & data enthusiast | Director
@pewresearch.org
| Greek Athenian
📊 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
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1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020
Among adults under 30, 43% say they regularly get news from TikTok, up from 9% in 2020.
https://pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
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Juliana Horowitz
4 months ago
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.
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The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today
How lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults view the impact of Obergefell and social acceptance for LGBTQ people more broadly 10 years after the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex...
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/05/29/the-experiences-of-lgbtq-americans-today/
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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
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How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram
X is still more of a news destination than these other platforms, but the vast majority of users on all four see news-related content.
https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=169348
4 months ago
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Being at
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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...
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Public Opinion Polling Basics
How do polls work? What are the different kinds of polls? And what should you look for in a high-quality opinion poll? A Pew Research Center survey methodologist answers these questions and more in si...
https://www.pewresearch.org/course/public-opinion-polling-basics/
4 months ago
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‼️ 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!
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5 months ago
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🌟 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!
5 months ago
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Pew Research Center
5 months ago
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/...
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Americans largely foresee AI having negative effects on news, journalists
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) say AI will lead to fewer jobs for journalists in the next two decades.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/28/americans-largely-foresee-ai-having-negative-effects-on-news-journalists/
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🚨 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
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Americans more likely to support than oppose continuing federal funding for NPR and PBS
Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to support ending federal funding for public media.
https://pewrsr.ch/41Mldne
5 months ago
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Dominik Stecuła
6 months ago
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/
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2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference
https://u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
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🚨Our institutional account
@pewresearch.org
is here!
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6 months ago
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🌟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...
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Research Assistant, News & Information
Position Summary Pew Research Center has an immediate need for a Research Assistant to support its News & Information research agenda. The Research Assistant will be part of the News & Informa...
https://pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterExternal/details/Research-Assistant--News---Information_R002832
7 months ago
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📢 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
8 months ago
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🚫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
8 months ago
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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 📊‼️
about 1 year ago
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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!
over 1 year ago
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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
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Most Americans say a free press is highly important to society
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, 73% of U.S. adults say the freedom of the press is extremely or very important to the well-being of society.
https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=141366
over 1 year ago
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🚨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...
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How U.S. Adults Use TikTok
Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/02/22/how-u-s-adults-use-tiktok/
over 1 year ago
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🚀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-knigh
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Introducing the Pew-Knight Initiative
The Pew-Knight Initiative will deliver a comprehensive, real-time look at the information landscape from the standpoints of both consumers and producers of news.
https://pewrsr.ch/3OR160j
over 1 year ago
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📢 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
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More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites
In just three years, 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.
https://pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
almost 2 years ago
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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
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Americans are following the news less closely than they used to
In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time, but that share fell to 38% in 2022.
https://pewrsr.ch/3QvVY2I
almost 2 years ago
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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/...
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almost 2 years ago
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Claudia Deane
almost 2 years ago
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
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National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS)
NPORS is an annual survey of U.S. adults conducted by the Pew Research Center used to to produce benchmark estimates for several topics.
https://pewrsr.ch/3ukleLR
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Wow it’s been 33 years since Germany’s reunification…
www.instagram.com/p/Cx7onGKgVF...
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DW News on Instagram: "Today is German Unification Day, which commemorates the day Germany became a ...
9,366 likes, 89 comments - dwnews on October 3, 2023: "Today is German Unification Day, which commemorates the day Germany became a unified country once..."
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx7onGKgVFv/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
almost 2 years ago
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📢 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
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Black Americans’ Experiences With News
Black Americans see a range of problems with how Black people are covered in the news. Almost two-thirds of Black adults (63%) say news about Black people is often more negative than news about other ...
https://pewrsr.ch/458Z0yf
about 2 years ago
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Kat Matsa
Conrad Hackett
about 2 years ago
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/...
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Spending some time in Boston today! Beautiful weather, warm & sunny.☀️ Everything looks perfect before the storm hits.
about 2 years ago
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Jumping on the #bluesky bandwagon to share data about social science, news habits & attitudes, media, journalism & tech. 📊🖥️
about 2 years ago
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