A new study from the Pew Research Center’s Journalism & Media group finds that 74% of people of color get news on social media sites, up from 64% in 2016.
The study also finds that 67% of US adults get news via social media, and for the first time, more than half of Americans over age 50 (55%) say that they get their news on social media sites.
Facebook dominates as the site for news: about 45% of all in the US get news there. 18% now get news from YouTube.
Young People & the Future of News 