News consumption frequency among millennials in the U.S. 2022, by source
Amy Watson,
Data from a survey held in February 2022 in the United States revealed that the most popular news source among millennials was social media, with 44 percent of respondents reporting daily news consumption on social networks. This was more than double the share who got their news via radio. When it comes to trust, though, social media does not fare well.
Social media and news consumption
As adults of all ages spend more and more time on social media, news consumption via this avenue is likely to increase, but something which could affect this trend is the lack of trust in the news consumers encounter on social platforms. Although now the preferred option for younger audiences, social networks are among the least trusted news sources in the United States, and concerns about fake news remain prevalent.
Young audiences and fake news
Inaccurate news is a major problem which worsened during the 2016 and 2020 presidential election campaigns and the COVID-19 pandemic. A global study found that most Gen Z and Millennial news consumers ignored fake coronavirus news on social media, but almost 20 percent interacted with such posts in the comments section, and over seven percent shared the content. Younger news consumers in the United States were also the most likely to report feeling overwhelmed by COVID-19 news. As younger audiences were the most likely to get their updates on the outbreak via social media, this also made them the most susceptible to fake news, and younger generations are also the most prone to 'doomscrolling', an addictive act where the reader pursues and digests multiple negative or upsetting news articles in one sitting.
Frequency of using selected news sources among millennials in the United States as of February 2022
A few times per week
A few times per month
Once per month
Less than once per month
Social media 44% 21% 7% 7% 2% 6% 13%
Radio 21% 21% 8% 8% 4% 11% 27%
Online-only news sites 18% 26% 9% 13% 4% 9% 21%
Cable news 15% 19% 7% 10% 3% 10% 36%
Network news 15% 20% 12% 10% 4% 9% 30%
Podcasts 12% 17% 7% 10% 5% 11% 38%
Newspapers 11% 10% 9% 9% 5% 15% 41%
February 9 to 10, 2022
692 respondents
Respondents participating in the survey were born between 1981 and 1996.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often do you turn to the following sources for news?"
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