Journalists on positive effects of social media U.S. 2022

According to an online survey conducted in 2022 in the United States, 87 percent of journalists said that social media had a very or somewhat positive impact on promoting stories, whilst 79 percent said that it helped them to connect with their audience. Overall, three-quarters of U.S. based journalists said that social media enabled them to identify which stories to cover. However, 67 percent of journalists in the U.S. said that social media had a negative impact on journalism.

根据2022年在美国进行的一项在线调查，87%的记者表示，社交媒体对推广新闻故事具有非常积极或一定程度的正面影响，而79%的记者认为这有助于他们与受众建立联系。总体而言，美国驻外记者中有四分之三的人认为社交媒体使他们能够识别出需要报道的故事。然而，美国67%的记者认为社交媒体对新闻业产生了负面影响。