“The rise of social media has changed the information landscape in myriad ways, including the manner in which many Americans keep up with current events. In fact, social media is now among the most common pathways where people – particularly young adults – get their political news.” (Mitchell, Jurkowitz, Oliphant, and Shearer 1) Reddit out of all social media has the most news in it. Part of the reason it’s most popular for news, unlike other social media is due to the audience and news tab that is on the homepage. Instagram and Snapchat however have been semi-popular for news because of the sheer amount of people that are on it. Even though there is more than news on the two, both of their explore pages always have articles or pages connecting to the newest info.
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