B
Evidence Grade B
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80%
80% -- journalists sourcing stories via social media for Journalists (2026)
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Value
80%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Broadgate Mainland
Primary
Tier C
https://androvett.com/insights/how-linkedin-can-get-you-noticed-by-the-media ↗
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How LinkedIn can get you Noticed by the Media
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Broadgate Mainland
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Survey by Broadgate Mainland cited secondhand by law-marketing publication; survey details not stated.
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Journalists: 80% journalists sourcing stories via social media. Source: Broadgate Mainland (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/journalists-sourced-stories-social-media
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