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54%
54% -- social media as main news source rate for survey respondents (2026)
54% of respondents to a Reuters Institute report use social media as their main source of news.
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54%
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2026
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Reuters Institute
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http://www.fieldhouseassociates.com/the-rundown-edition-50-frontier-health-project-ambition-and-the-… ↗
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The Rundown: Edition 50 - Frontier Health, Project Ambition, and the social media ban
The Rundown: Edition 50 – Frontier Health, Project Ambition, and the social media ban
Edition 50: 19 June 2026
Welcome to The Rundown, a snapshot of news, views and intel from the fast-growth tech and investment scene.
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survey respondents: 54% social media as main news source rate. Source: Reuters Institute (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-media-main-news-source-2026
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