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Professional tasks performed by journalists using social media in U.S. 2016

Importance of social media to professional tasks performed by journalists in the United States in 2016

The data illustrates the importance of social media to professional tasks performed by journalists in the U.S. in 2016. According to the source, 58% of respondents stated that social media was very important for interacting with their audience.

Publishing and promoting	3	3	8	24	62
Interacting with audience	3	4	13	23	58
Monitoring other media/what's going on	4	5	12	35	45
Networking	5	5	18	33	39
Sourcing information	6	11	26	31	27
Checking/verifying information	11	23	29	18	19

Professional tasks performed by journalists using social media in U.S. 2016

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