Fewer young people are pursuing traditional news outlets or journalists as sources for their news and are, instead, looking to influencers or ordinary people.
Family therapist Thomas Kersting joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss growing concerns surrounding teens' use of TikTok and how it has fueled mental health issues.Instagram personalitiesA study conducted for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, part of Britain's University of Oxford, found 55% ofand 52% of Instagram users get their news from"personalities" on the respective platforms.
More young people are trusting their news to personalities on social media apps or ordinary users on the platforms, rather than typical mainstream media outlets or journalists. This trend did not reflect on older platforms like Facebook and Twitter, where those who access those platforms chose to follow mainstream news outlets over personalities for their news, 43-38 and 55-42, respectively.including YouTube
In 2018, nearly 1-in-3 young people chose mainstream media websites or apps to receive their news online. This figure has fallen to just over 1-in-5 in 2023.
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