| Twitter users | Non-Twitter users | All social media users | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current events, general | 72% | 60% | 59% |
| Traffic and weather | 69% | 72% | 68% |
| National news, general | 68% | 62% | 60% |
| Politics and government, general | 65% | 55% | 54% |
| Local stories/my town or city | 62% | 61% | 56% |
| Technology | 58% | 26% | 34% |
| Civil rights / civil liberties | 58% | 34% | 32% |
| Sports | 57% | 49% | 50% |
| Public safety and crime | 57% | 46% | 46% |
| Social issues (abortion, gay marriage, etc.) | 56% | 32% | 35% |
| International news | 55% | 44% | 43% |
| Entertainment and celebrities | 55% | 39% | 44% |
| National security / military / terrorism | 52% | 45% | 42% |
| Science | 47% | 21% | 25% |
| My region | 47% | 37% | 36% |
| Business, financial and economic | 45% | 31% | 33% |
| Health and medicine | 45% | 36% | 39% |
| Positive news / human interest | 45% | 34% | 34% |
| Health care issues | 44% | 41% | 43% |
| Arts and culture | 43% | 16% | 20% |
| Schools and education | 42% | 33% | 33% |
| Immigration issues | 40% | 54% | 52% |
| Environment | 36% | 26% | 28% |
| Gun issues | 30% | 26% | 27% |
| Marijuana / drug issues | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| News about my racial / ethnic community | 27% | 17% | 21% |
| Religion | 25% | 16% | 18% |
| Non-specific / all news | 16% | 16% | 15% |
| Other | 4% | 0 | 1% |
| None of the above | 1% | 3% | 3% |
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About the Author: Laurie Beth Harris
Laurie Beth Harris was the Editorial Manager of the American Press Institute, and lead writer of API's morning newsletter, Need to Know, until May 2018.
She is the former copy fellow at Southern Living magazine. Laurie Beth is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. While at UNC, Laurie Beth served as copy desk editor at The Daily Tar Heel.
