The speed of news and the sheer number of modern, available sources sharing that news can make any event or happening feel like it’s breaking news, worthy of the attention-grabbing red chyron that scrolls across the bottom of your screen.
And while one’s preferred news organization is the most popular source for Americans wanting to get more information regarding breaking news, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey, there are a variety of sources they turn to, “mirror[ing] the fragmented way that people get news and information more broadly these days.”
36% go to their preferred news organization, followed not too distantly by a search engine (28%) then social media (19%).
(Source: Pew Research Center)
“In a similar question from 2018, a slim majority of Americans (54%) said they turned to their preferred news organization when they wanted to learn more about a breaking news event,” writes Christopher St. Aubin, who also highlighted the differences of Americans 65 and older who currently go to their preferred news organization (59%) to those between the age of 18-29 who do so (14%).
“By contrast, younger adults are more likely to say they turn to search engines and social media for breaking news,” writes St. Aubin. “Adults ages 18 to 29 are now about equally likely to trust information they get from social media and from national news organizations.”
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