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Types of social media tasks regularly carried out by U.S. journalists 2013-2016

Types of social media activities performed on a daily basis by journalists in the United States in 2013 and 2016

The data displays data on the types of social media activities performed on a daily basis by journalists from the U.S. in 2013 and 2016. According to the source, 59% of respondents re-posted on microblogging sites on a daily basis in 2016.

Read posts of people you follow	50	68
Post original comments on social networking or microblogging sites	45	61
Re-post on microblogging site	37	59
Monitor discussions on social media about own content	45	58
Reply to comments received in relation to their work on social media sites	34	56
Use social media to connect with new people/contacts	21	55
Read content communities/crowdsourcing sites (e.g. Wikipedia, Vine)	22	49
Use social media to connect with people you've met in person (offline)	11	44

Types of social media tasks regularly carried out by U.S. journalists 2013-2016

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