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# Journalists focus on online newspapers and Twitter first for news
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/most-journalists-turn-to-online-newspapers-or-twitter-first-for-news-sources/
- Published: 2022-03-18T14:46:57.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-20T00:58:58.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Insights, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:52

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A slight majority – 57% – of journalists get their news from online newspapers or magazines, down from 58% in 2021\. 18% get their news from Twitter (up from 16% last year), finds a new [Muck Rack](https://muckrack.com/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) report.

The report also stated that compared to last year, more journalists value Twitter (77% vs. 76%), LinkedIn (24% vs. 23%), Instagram (18% vs. 15%), Reddit (9% vs. 7%) and TikTok (4% vs. 2%).

The report, [State of Journalism 2022](https://info.muckrack.com/state-of-journalism-2022-research?ref=capitolcommunicator.com),, contains findings from a survey of more than 2,500 journalists in partnership with Online News Association (ONA), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Foreign Press Association (FPA), International Journalists Network (IJNET), Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) and more.