Journalists on positive effects of social media U.S. 2022
According to an online survey conducted in 2022 in the United States, 87 percent of journalists said that social media had a very or somewhat positive impact on promoting stories, whilst 79 percent said that it helped them to connect with their audience. Overall, three-quarters of U.S. based journalists said that social media enabled them to identify which stories to cover. However, 67 percent of journalists in the U.S. said that social media had a negative impact on journalism.