No Surprise: Most of us get our news from scrolling on our phones

By: Tracey Compton, Indianapolis Public Editor

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 1,612

Last Updated: 5 days, 11 hours ago

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It’s not a shock to learn that most of us get our news from social media. News consumers are developing entirely new patterns of the way they get their news based on their age. The dividing line is age 55, according to a new study from Evan Shapiro, “Media Cartographer.” In a first-of-its-kind index, he looked at how we spend our time on screens across major U.S. media platforms.

The study, that looked at …

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