Millennials differ by race and ethnicity when it comes to the most commonly cited way of getting news on current events topics
Top way of getting current events topics
Topic | Overall | Whites | African Americans | Hispanics |
---|---|---|---|---|
Traffic and weather | Local TV station | Local TV station | Local TV station | Local TV station |
Crime and public safety | Local TV station | Facebook/ Local TV station | ||
National politics and government | Facebook / National TV network | Local TV station / National TV network | ||
Science and technology | Search engine | Search engine | Search engine | Search engine |
Information about my city, town, or neighborhood | Local TV station | Local TV station | ||
Social issues like abortion, race, and gay rights | ||||
Health care and medical information | Search engine | Search engine | Local TV station | |
The environment and natural disasters | Local TV station | |||
Schools and education | Word-of-mouth | Word-of-mouth | Search engine | |
Foreign or international news | National TV network | National TV network | National newspaper | Search engine |
Business and the economy | Search engine | National TV network | Local TV station | Search engine |
Religion and faith |