6 in 10 Americans get news from social media

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Nearly two-thirds of Americans (62 percent) get news from social media at least occasionally, up from 49 percent in 2012, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, who polled 4,654 respondents in January and February of this year.

In the latest survey, 18 percent said they get news from social media "often," 26 percent "sometimes," and 18 percent "hardly ever," while 38 percent said they never get news from that source.

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