More American adults get news content via social media than print newspapers, according to the latest data from the Pew Research Center. One-fifth of US adults got their news content often from social media platforms in 2018, compared to just 16% for print newspapers. Print newspapers are now the least used source for receiving news, and prices have doubled since 2008.
TV remains the lead platform for news content but it has recorded consecutive declines in popularity, now below one-half of Americans. News websites have registered the largest growth between 2016 and 2017, although this remained stable at...