Rasmus Kleis Nielsen|Kim Christian Schrøder
The Relative Importance of Social Media for Accessing, Finding, and Engaging with News
Roskilde University|Roskilde University
growing use social media like facebook twitter process changing news produced disseminated discussedbut far preliminary understanding 1 important social media sources news relative media 2 extent people use find news 3 many use engage participatory forms news use 4 whether developments similar within countries otherwise comparable levels technological developmentbased data crosscountry online survey news media use present comparative analysis relative importance social media news denmark france germany italy japan spain uk us covering eight developed democracies different media systemswe show television remains widely used important source news countries even print newspapers still widely used seen important sources news social mediawe identify set similarities terms growing importance social media part peoples crossmedia news habits also important countrytocountry differences particular terms widespread active participatory forms media use aresurprisingly differences correspond differences levels internet use suggesting mere availability shapes role social media parts peoples news habits