Gen Z news consumption sources in the U.S. 2022

A survey conducted in August 2022 found that Gen Z news consumers most frequently get their news from social media, with 50 percent of respondents reporting they used social networks as their news source on a daily basis. There was a general preference for online news sources rather than offline outlets among Gen Z, with only five percent saying that they read local newspapers every day. News consumption: Gen Z vs. millennials The same 2022 study showed that whilst there were similarities between news consumption among millennials and Gen Z, there were also stark differences between the two groups. Gen Zers were significantly less likely to listen to the radio or watch television for news, and close to 60 percent said that they never read newspapers. Meanwhile, approximately 20 percent of Millennials reported listening to radio news and 15 percent watched cable or network TV on a daily basis. Despite these differences, both Gen Z and millennial news audiences both demonstrated a clear preference for using social media to get their news. By contrast, Boomers were the least likely group to use social media for news, generally preferring network news for keeping up to date. Indeed, social networks are not without their problems, with consumers growing concerned about the news they find there. Social media and news Except for podcasts, social media is the least trusted news source in the United States. Fake news circulates there easily as consumers either unknowingly or deliberately share such content, and younger generations, who are the heaviest social media users, are at the highest risk of encountering biased, inaccurate, and untrue stories.

一项于2022年8月进行的调查发现，Z世代新闻消费者最常从社交媒体获取新闻，其中50%的受访者表示他们每天都将社交网络作为新闻来源。在Z世代中，普遍倾向于选择在线新闻资源而非离线渠道，仅有5%的人表示他们每天阅读当地报纸。新闻消费：Z世代与千禧一代对比同年的研究显示，尽管千禧一代与Z世代在新闻消费方面存在相似之处，但两者之间亦存在显著差异。Z世代相较于千禧一代，更不可能通过收听广播或观看电视来获取新闻，近60%的Z世代受访者表示他们从未阅读过报纸。与此同时，大约20%的千禧一代表示他们每天会收听广播新闻，15%的人则每天会观看有线电视或网络电视。尽管存在这些差异，Z世代和千禧一代的新闻受众均明显倾向于使用社交媒体获取新闻。相比之下，婴儿潮一代最不可能使用社交媒体获取新闻，他们更倾向于选择网络新闻以保持信息更新。实际上，社交网络并非毫无问题，消费者对在社交网络上发现的新闻日益感到担忧。社交媒体与新闻除了播客之外，社交媒体是美国最不可信的新闻来源。虚假新闻在此易于传播，因为消费者要么是无意识地，要么是有意地分享此类内容，而作为最频繁使用社交媒体的年轻一代，他们面临遭遇带有偏见、不准确和不真实故事的最高风险。