How Americans get their news from social media

Hello! Here’s what’s in this week’s issue:

→ How Americans get news on different social media channels

→ AP to provide free election data to hundreds of local newsrooms in swing states

→ The Rise of Tiny News at TEDxSantaCruz

→ NPR awarded $5.5 million to expand local coverage

→ Supporting local journalism with wine

📰How Americans get news on different social media channels

The Pew research center reports that half of adults in the country get news “at least sometimes” from social media. This article explores the ways that Americans receive their news on the big four: X, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram.

Some key takeaways:

• X is the only platform that users report they regularly look to for news

• Most users report that they see news that “sometimes seems inaccurate”

• Facebook and X tend to have opposing political biases from users

• Users on all four platforms frequently see opinions and humorous news related content

📰AP to provide free election data to hundreds of local newsrooms in swing states

Th AP will offer access to campaign coverage through the election season to hundreds of nonprofit newsrooms in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.

The project is funded with a $1.5 million grant from the Knight Foundation, and is eligible to members of the INN and LION Publishers in those states.

This move expands on another announcement from earlier this year that the AP will provide ready-to-publish graphics with national and local results to more than 400 nonprofit newsrooms on primary nights as well as the general election.

The AP says that these programs are intended to fight misinformation in the highly contested battleground states.

📰The Rise of Tiny News at TEDxSantaCruz

Santa Cruz Local CEO/ Co-founder and Tiny News Collective board member Kara Meyberg Guzman speaks at TEDxSantaCruz about her experiences as a journalist and the rise of tiny news:

📰 NPR awarded $5.5 million to expand local coverage

NPR was awarded $5.5 million to expand local news coverage across the US.

The grant will help create newsrooms in Kentucky and Tennessee, launch a “visual journalism pilot” in New England, and support existing newsrooms in California and the Midwest.

The grant comes from The Schmidt Family Foundation, a philanthropic organization.

📰 Supporting local journalism with wine

California nonprofit The Press Democrat Journalism Trust recently announced a limited release wine from local Benovia Winery to support local journalism.

The wine - Good Press Pinot Noir - will dedicate $20 per bottle sold to the trust, with another $20 match coming from two additional foundations.

The program is an outstanding example of combining local business, community resources (wine), and some creativity to support robust local journalism.