The Rise of Influencers as News Sources Among Youth

TikTok influencers and celebrities are becoming the primary source of news for young people, overtaking journalists, according to a report by the Reuters Institute. The report found that 55% of TikTok and Snapchat users and 52% of Instagram users get their news from "personalities" compared to 33-42% who get it from mainstream media and journalists on those platforms. Facebook remains the leading source of news among social networks worldwide, but its influence is dropping, with 28% saying they use it to get news, compared with 42% in 2016.