Kirsten Eddy, Ph.D.
@kirstenaeddy.bsky.social
Senior researcher in news & information at Pew Research Center • Research associate at Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford • Affiliate/PhD-ed at UNC CITAP • Lover of ☕🐶📖
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📊 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.
pewrsr.ch
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 Kirsten Eddy, Ph.D.
Such a timely report from @pewresearch.org by my friend @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social and others
On Americans' view of who is a journalist (and who isn't) and what journalists should (and shouldn't) do
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
On Americans' view of who is a journalist (and who isn't) and what journalists should (and shouldn't) do
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
August 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Such a timely report from @pewresearch.org by my friend @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social and others
On Americans' view of who is a journalist (and who isn't) and what journalists should (and shouldn't) do
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
On Americans' view of who is a journalist (and who isn't) and what journalists should (and shouldn't) do
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
Reposted by Kirsten Eddy, Ph.D.
New paper with @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social in Journalism on whether people across 45 countries think news coverage of people their age, their gender, and with their political views is fair or unfair.
We outline some interesting demographic differences (more details in 🧵)...
doi.org/10.1177/1464...
We outline some interesting demographic differences (more details in 🧵)...
doi.org/10.1177/1464...
August 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
New paper with @kirstenaeddy.bsky.social in Journalism on whether people across 45 countries think news coverage of people their age, their gender, and with their political views is fair or unfair.
We outline some interesting demographic differences (more details in 🧵)...
doi.org/10.1177/1464...
We outline some interesting demographic differences (more details in 🧵)...
doi.org/10.1177/1464...
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 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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...
Reposted by Kirsten Eddy, Ph.D.
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 7:11 PM
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!
A great opportunity to join the News & Info team for early career folks! 👇
🌟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!
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💼🏠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...
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A great opportunity to join the News & Info team for early career folks! 👇
A very belated first post here! We recently released 8 key facts about Americans and TikTok, drawn from great work by several @pewresearch.org teams -- from who's on the platform and how (+ from whom) they get news there to how people feel about a TikTok ban. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
8 facts about Americans and TikTok
Americans increasingly have been turning to TikTok – both in general and for news – even as the app faces an uncertain future in the United States.
www.pewresearch.org
January 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A very belated first post here! We recently released 8 key facts about Americans and TikTok, drawn from great work by several @pewresearch.org teams -- from who's on the platform and how (+ from whom) they get news there to how people feel about a TikTok ban. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...