Kat Matsa
@katmatsa.bsky.social
News & Information researcher & data enthusiast | Director @pewresearch.org | Greek Athenian
📊 New @pewresearch.org data on news + social media:
• 20% of U.S. adults regularly get news on TikTok (3% in 2020)
• Under-30s: 43%
• 55% of TikTok users get news on the app
🔗 pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
Other sites: Facebook (38%), YouTube (35%), Instagram (20%), X (12%), Bluesky (2%)
🔗 pewrsr.ch/46zu9h4
• 20% of U.S. adults regularly get news on TikTok (3% in 2020)
• Under-30s: 43%
• 55% of TikTok users get news on the app
🔗 pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
Other sites: Facebook (38%), YouTube (35%), Instagram (20%), X (12%), Bluesky (2%)
🔗 pewrsr.ch/46zu9h4
1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020
Among adults under 30, 43% say they regularly get news from TikTok, up from 9% in 2020.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📊 New @pewresearch.org data on news + social media:
• 20% of U.S. adults regularly get news on TikTok (3% in 2020)
• Under-30s: 43%
• 55% of TikTok users get news on the app
🔗 pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
Other sites: Facebook (38%), YouTube (35%), Instagram (20%), X (12%), Bluesky (2%)
🔗 pewrsr.ch/46zu9h4
• 20% of U.S. adults regularly get news on TikTok (3% in 2020)
• Under-30s: 43%
• 55% of TikTok users get news on the app
🔗 pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
Other sites: Facebook (38%), YouTube (35%), Instagram (20%), X (12%), Bluesky (2%)
🔗 pewrsr.ch/46zu9h4
Reposted by Kat Matsa
Today we released a major @pewresearch.org survey of LGBTQ adults looking at:
▶️ Views of social acceptance for LGBTQ people
▶️ Personal experiences with acceptance, discrimination
▶️ Experiences with coming out
▶️ Identity
▶️ Community, friends and LGBTQ spaces
Read on for findings from each section.
▶️ Views of social acceptance for LGBTQ people
▶️ Personal experiences with acceptance, discrimination
▶️ Experiences with coming out
▶️ Identity
▶️ Community, friends and LGBTQ spaces
Read on for findings from each section.
The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today
How lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults view the impact of Obergefell and social acceptance for LGBTQ people more broadly 10 years after the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex...
www.pewresearch.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today we released a major @pewresearch.org survey of LGBTQ adults looking at:
▶️ Views of social acceptance for LGBTQ people
▶️ Personal experiences with acceptance, discrimination
▶️ Experiences with coming out
▶️ Identity
▶️ Community, friends and LGBTQ spaces
Read on for findings from each section.
▶️ Views of social acceptance for LGBTQ people
▶️ Personal experiences with acceptance, discrimination
▶️ Experiences with coming out
▶️ Identity
▶️ Community, friends and LGBTQ spaces
Read on for findings from each section.
We shared insights from a few @pewresearch.org studies at this year’s #AAPOR25 on how people get news.
Sharing if anyone wants to dive deeper!
• What’s news: pewrsr.ch/4m7tpXf
• Getting news on TikTok, X, Facebook & IG: www.pewresearch.org?p=169348
• The rise of news influencers: pewrsr.ch/4emDUB2
Sharing if anyone wants to dive deeper!
• What’s news: pewrsr.ch/4m7tpXf
• Getting news on TikTok, X, Facebook & IG: www.pewresearch.org?p=169348
• The rise of news influencers: pewrsr.ch/4emDUB2
How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram
X is still more of a news destination than these other platforms, but the vast majority of users on all four see news-related content.
www.pewresearch.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We shared insights from a few @pewresearch.org studies at this year’s #AAPOR25 on how people get news.
Sharing if anyone wants to dive deeper!
• What’s news: pewrsr.ch/4m7tpXf
• Getting news on TikTok, X, Facebook & IG: www.pewresearch.org?p=169348
• The rise of news influencers: pewrsr.ch/4emDUB2
Sharing if anyone wants to dive deeper!
• What’s news: pewrsr.ch/4m7tpXf
• Getting news on TikTok, X, Facebook & IG: www.pewresearch.org?p=169348
• The rise of news influencers: pewrsr.ch/4emDUB2
Being at #AAPOR this week reminded me what a great resource this is: @pewresearch.org free short course on the basics of public opinion polling.
Clear, accessible & super useful for anyone trying to make sense of polls.
Check it out: www.pewresearch.org/course/publi...
Clear, accessible & super useful for anyone trying to make sense of polls.
Check it out: www.pewresearch.org/course/publi...
Public Opinion Polling Basics
How do polls work? What are the different kinds of polls? And what should you look for in a high-quality opinion poll? A Pew Research Center survey methodologist answers these questions and more in si...
www.pewresearch.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Being at #AAPOR this week reminded me what a great resource this is: @pewresearch.org free short course on the basics of public opinion polling.
Clear, accessible & super useful for anyone trying to make sense of polls.
Check it out: www.pewresearch.org/course/publi...
Clear, accessible & super useful for anyone trying to make sense of polls.
Check it out: www.pewresearch.org/course/publi...
‼️ I am so proud of this work. A thorough analysis of what is news.
👏 Kudos to @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social for leading the project for over a year!
👏 Kudos to @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social for leading the project for over a year!
And just like that, over a year of work from our team is out in the world! Our latest @pewresearch.org data essay, part of the Pew-Knight Initiative, explores how Americans decide what "news" means to them – and how it fits into their lives in the digital era.
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
What Is News?
As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut. Pew Research Center.
www.pewresearch.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
‼️ I am so proud of this work. A thorough analysis of what is news.
👏 Kudos to @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social for leading the project for over a year!
👏 Kudos to @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social for leading the project for over a year!
🌟 Excited for #AAPOR next week!
📅 Thurs May 15 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Regency B
Presenting: Media Trust & Info Quality in the Digital Age
📅 Fri May 16 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Midway Suite 3/4
Moderating: Designing & Assessing Surveys about Pol Opinion
Lots of @pewresearch.org folks will be there. Let’s connect!
📅 Thurs May 15 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Regency B
Presenting: Media Trust & Info Quality in the Digital Age
📅 Fri May 16 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Midway Suite 3/4
Moderating: Designing & Assessing Surveys about Pol Opinion
Lots of @pewresearch.org folks will be there. Let’s connect!
May 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
🌟 Excited for #AAPOR next week!
📅 Thurs May 15 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Regency B
Presenting: Media Trust & Info Quality in the Digital Age
📅 Fri May 16 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Midway Suite 3/4
Moderating: Designing & Assessing Surveys about Pol Opinion
Lots of @pewresearch.org folks will be there. Let’s connect!
📅 Thurs May 15 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Regency B
Presenting: Media Trust & Info Quality in the Digital Age
📅 Fri May 16 ⏰8:30–10:00 AM📍Midway Suite 3/4
Moderating: Designing & Assessing Surveys about Pol Opinion
Lots of @pewresearch.org folks will be there. Let’s connect!
Reposted by Kat Matsa
Republicans tend to have much less trust in national news organizations than Democrats do. But the groups are largely aligned in their views of the impact of AI on news and journalism. www.pewresearch.org/...
Americans largely foresee AI having negative effects on news, journalists
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) say AI will lead to fewer jobs for journalists in the next two decades.
www.pewresearch.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Republicans tend to have much less trust in national news organizations than Democrats do. But the groups are largely aligned in their views of the impact of AI on news and journalism. www.pewresearch.org/...
🚨 As the NPR/PBS funding debate continues, here’s @pewresearch.org data:
🔹 43% of Americans support the funding to continue
🔹 24% oppose it
🔹 33% unsure
🔹 20% get news from NPR; 21% from PBS
📝 In all questions, there are clear partisan splits.
More data here: pewrsr.ch/41Mldne
🔹 43% of Americans support the funding to continue
🔹 24% oppose it
🔹 33% unsure
🔹 20% get news from NPR; 21% from PBS
📝 In all questions, there are clear partisan splits.
More data here: pewrsr.ch/41Mldne
Americans more likely to support than oppose continuing federal funding for NPR and PBS
Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to support ending federal funding for public media.
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May 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨 As the NPR/PBS funding debate continues, here’s @pewresearch.org data:
🔹 43% of Americans support the funding to continue
🔹 24% oppose it
🔹 33% unsure
🔹 20% get news from NPR; 21% from PBS
📝 In all questions, there are clear partisan splits.
More data here: pewrsr.ch/41Mldne
🔹 43% of Americans support the funding to continue
🔹 24% oppose it
🔹 33% unsure
🔹 20% get news from NPR; 21% from PBS
📝 In all questions, there are clear partisan splits.
More data here: pewrsr.ch/41Mldne
Reposted by Kat Matsa
The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open!
Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.
📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)
More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.
📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)
More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference
u.osu.edu
April 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open!
Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.
📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)
More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.
📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)
More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/
🚨Our institutional account @pewresearch.org is here!
Hey there, Bluesky!
We are excited to share our data and insights here with you, and so are our researchers: go.bsky.app/3QzdR9p
What would you like to see from us? Drop suggestions below!
We are excited to share our data and insights here with you, and so are our researchers: go.bsky.app/3QzdR9p
What would you like to see from us? Drop suggestions below!
April 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🚨Our institutional account @pewresearch.org is here!
🌟Join my team @pewresearch.org & get a hands-on w/ data analysis & research tasks!🌟
💼🏠Heads up: staff expected in our D.C. office on Tues & Wed, & remote the rest of the week.
Apply, share with your network or tag someone who'd be a perfect fit!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
💼🏠Heads up: staff expected in our D.C. office on Tues & Wed, & remote the rest of the week.
Apply, share with your network or tag someone who'd be a perfect fit!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
Research Assistant, News & Information
Position Summary Pew Research Center has an immediate need for a Research Assistant to support its News & Information research agenda. The Research Assistant will be part of the News & Informa...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🌟Join my team @pewresearch.org & get a hands-on w/ data analysis & research tasks!🌟
💼🏠Heads up: staff expected in our D.C. office on Tues & Wed, & remote the rest of the week.
Apply, share with your network or tag someone who'd be a perfect fit!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
💼🏠Heads up: staff expected in our D.C. office on Tues & Wed, & remote the rest of the week.
Apply, share with your network or tag someone who'd be a perfect fit!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
📢 Join us for a free virtual event on news influencers!
🗓️ Feb 6, 12 PM EST
🎤 Moderated by @makenakelly.bsky.social ft Mosheh Oinounou & Raven Schwam-Curtis
📊 @gstocking.bsky.social will present findings from the Pew-Knight Initiative research
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/563net2h
🗓️ Feb 6, 12 PM EST
🎤 Moderated by @makenakelly.bsky.social ft Mosheh Oinounou & Raven Schwam-Curtis
📊 @gstocking.bsky.social will present findings from the Pew-Knight Initiative research
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/563net2h
January 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
📢 Join us for a free virtual event on news influencers!
🗓️ Feb 6, 12 PM EST
🎤 Moderated by @makenakelly.bsky.social ft Mosheh Oinounou & Raven Schwam-Curtis
📊 @gstocking.bsky.social will present findings from the Pew-Knight Initiative research
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/563net2h
🗓️ Feb 6, 12 PM EST
🎤 Moderated by @makenakelly.bsky.social ft Mosheh Oinounou & Raven Schwam-Curtis
📊 @gstocking.bsky.social will present findings from the Pew-Knight Initiative research
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/563net2h
🚫SCOTUS green-lights #TikTokBan. Read our research showing TikTok turned into a news hub for 52% of its users-without relying solely on traditional journos & often mixing news with celebrity gossip, humor & memes. The news landscape has been shifting.
💡More findings here➡️https://pewrsr.ch/3PG3Hdx
💡More findings here➡️https://pewrsr.ch/3PG3Hdx
January 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
🚫SCOTUS green-lights #TikTokBan. Read our research showing TikTok turned into a news hub for 52% of its users-without relying solely on traditional journos & often mixing news with celebrity gossip, humor & memes. The news landscape has been shifting.
💡More findings here➡️https://pewrsr.ch/3PG3Hdx
💡More findings here➡️https://pewrsr.ch/3PG3Hdx
In Philly for #APSA! My personal favorite the PolComm pre conference, organized by the amazing @dannagal.bsky.social! Come say hi, especially if you have ideas/opinions about research we should be doing 📊‼️
September 4, 2024 at 2:09 AM
In Philly for #APSA! My personal favorite the PolComm pre conference, organized by the amazing @dannagal.bsky.social! Come say hi, especially if you have ideas/opinions about research we should be doing 📊‼️
On World Press Freedom day, majority of Americans see the press as highly important to society’s well-being. But many express concerns about potential restrictions in the US – say that political & financial interests have a lot of influence on news orgs. www.pewresearch.org?p=141366
Most Americans say a free press is highly important to society
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, 73% of U.S. adults say the freedom of the press is extremely or very important to the well-being of society.
www.pewresearch.org
May 4, 2024 at 1:30 AM
On World Press Freedom day, majority of Americans see the press as highly important to society’s well-being. But many express concerns about potential restrictions in the US – say that political & financial interests have a lot of influence on news orgs. www.pewresearch.org?p=141366
🚨As TikTok continues to redefine social media with its captivating short-form videos, our data show that few are those who actually post videos:
📊 About half of all U.S. adults on the site have never posted a video themselves.
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
📊 About half of all U.S. adults on the site have never posted a video themselves.
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
How U.S. Adults Use TikTok
Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content.
www.pewresearch.org
February 22, 2024 at 7:28 PM
🚨As TikTok continues to redefine social media with its captivating short-form videos, our data show that few are those who actually post videos:
📊 About half of all U.S. adults on the site have never posted a video themselves.
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
📊 About half of all U.S. adults on the site have never posted a video themselves.
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
🚀Exciting news! Introducing the Pew-Knight Initiative, a collaboration btwn Pew Research Center & @knightfdn.bsky.social committing 20M in research.
🚨Explore the ins and outs: pewrsr.ch/3OR160j
📰 Press release: knightfoundation.org/press/releases…
📌 Bookmark this page: pewresearch.org/pew-knight/
🚨Explore the ins and outs: pewrsr.ch/3OR160j
📰 Press release: knightfoundation.org/press/releases…
📌 Bookmark this page: pewresearch.org/pew-knight/
Introducing the Pew-Knight Initiative
The Pew-Knight Initiative will deliver a comprehensive, real-time look at the information landscape from the standpoints of both consumers and producers of news.
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February 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
🚀Exciting news! Introducing the Pew-Knight Initiative, a collaboration btwn Pew Research Center & @knightfdn.bsky.social committing 20M in research.
🚨Explore the ins and outs: pewrsr.ch/3OR160j
📰 Press release: knightfoundation.org/press/releases…
📌 Bookmark this page: pewresearch.org/pew-knight/
🚨Explore the ins and outs: pewrsr.ch/3OR160j
📰 Press release: knightfoundation.org/press/releases…
📌 Bookmark this page: pewresearch.org/pew-knight/
📢 New data: More Americans are turning to TikTok for their news fix
The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites
In just three years, the share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
pewrsr.ch
November 17, 2023 at 3:09 AM
📢 New data: More Americans are turning to TikTok for their news fix
The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
pewrsr.ch/49Er7sE
New data analysis in and it's clear that Americans are keeping a bit more distance from the news lately.📰 In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time. That share fell to 38% in 2022. pewrsr.ch/3QvVY2I
Americans are following the news less closely than they used to
In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time, but that share fell to 38% in 2022.
pewrsr.ch
October 24, 2023 at 3:31 PM
New data analysis in and it's clear that Americans are keeping a bit more distance from the news lately.📰 In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time. That share fell to 38% in 2022. pewrsr.ch/3QvVY2I
As Showtime sports is shutting down, we released data today showing that just 16% of Americans follow prof or college sports extremely or very closely - most of them say that they’re just not interested
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
October 18, 2023 at 12:32 AM
As Showtime sports is shutting down, we released data today showing that just 16% of Americans follow prof or college sports extremely or very closely - most of them say that they’re just not interested
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Reposted by Kat Matsa
For all the SURVEY RESEARCH types blueskyin' it: Pew Research Center just released our annual benchmarks for party ID and religious affiliation. Ton o' effort to get these, so we want to be sure they get used! National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) pewrsr.ch/3ukleLR
National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS)
NPORS is an annual survey of U.S. adults conducted by the Pew Research Center used to to produce benchmark estimates for several topics.
pewrsr.ch
October 12, 2023 at 2:20 PM
For all the SURVEY RESEARCH types blueskyin' it: Pew Research Center just released our annual benchmarks for party ID and religious affiliation. Ton o' effort to get these, so we want to be sure they get used! National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) pewrsr.ch/3ukleLR
Wow it’s been 33 years since Germany’s reunification… www.instagram.com/p/Cx7onGKgVF...
DW News on Instagram: "Today is German Unification Day, which commemorates the day Germany became a ...
9,366 likes, 89 comments - dwnews on October 3, 2023: "Today is German Unification Day, which commemorates the day Germany became a unified country once..."
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October 4, 2023 at 12:37 AM
Wow it’s been 33 years since Germany’s reunification… www.instagram.com/p/Cx7onGKgVF...
📢 A new report on Black Americans' experiences with news is here! 📰✨
A look into Black Americans' media consumption, trust, views & attitudes toward the news media, and demo similarities & diffs within the Black population.
pewrsr.ch/458Z0yf
A look into Black Americans' media consumption, trust, views & attitudes toward the news media, and demo similarities & diffs within the Black population.
pewrsr.ch/458Z0yf
Black Americans’ Experiences With News
Black Americans see a range of problems with how Black people are covered in the news. Almost two-thirds of Black adults (63%) say news about Black people is often more negative than news about other ...
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September 26, 2023 at 2:11 PM
📢 A new report on Black Americans' experiences with news is here! 📰✨
A look into Black Americans' media consumption, trust, views & attitudes toward the news media, and demo similarities & diffs within the Black population.
pewrsr.ch/458Z0yf
A look into Black Americans' media consumption, trust, views & attitudes toward the news media, and demo similarities & diffs within the Black population.
pewrsr.ch/458Z0yf
Reposted by Kat Matsa
Overall, 1 in 3 Americans have a tattoo (32%)
Tattoos are more common among lesbian and bisexual women, 2 in 3 have at least one tattoo (68%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Tattoos are more common among lesbian and bisexual women, 2 in 3 have at least one tattoo (68%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
September 23, 2023 at 2:07 AM
Overall, 1 in 3 Americans have a tattoo (32%)
Tattoos are more common among lesbian and bisexual women, 2 in 3 have at least one tattoo (68%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Tattoos are more common among lesbian and bisexual women, 2 in 3 have at least one tattoo (68%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...