B
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12%
12% -- smartphone news access importance for threat avoiders (US adults) (2026)
12% of threat avoiders consider the smart phone to be a very important technology for accessing news.
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Value
12%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
1,039
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute / HCD Research
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Tier B
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Original Research
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute / HCD Research
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Methodology
National media study by RJI and HCD Research, national sample of 1,039 adults aged 18-70, conducted in March
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Industrymarketing
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threat avoiders (US adults): 12% smartphone news access importance. Source: Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute / HCD Research (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/threat-avoiders-smartphone-news-importance
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