In the latest Second Reading Podcast, Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll results on Texans' news and social media habits, and patterns in their use and attitudes toward different social media platforms.
Which of these have you used as a source for news in the last week?
(December 2022 University of Texas / Texas Politics Project Poll of Texas Registered Voters)
Source
Used in Prior Week
Local television news
43%
Social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok
42%
Cable TV News or their websites, like CNN, MSNBC, FOX
38%
Broadcast TV news or their websites, like ABC, CBS, NBC
33%
YouTube
27%
Local newspapers or websites
24%
National newspapers or their websites, like the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today
21%
Other national news websites, like Yahoo News, Axios, Vox
19%
Talk radio
18%
International newspapers or their websites, like The Guardian, BBC, Daily Mail
