*Survey question: How much of a problem do you think each of the following are when it comes to news on social media? Among those who answered 'a very big problem'.
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Journalists' attitudes to worst aspects of news on social media U.S. 2021
A survey held among journalists in the United States at the end of 2021 revealed that **** percent felt that inaccurate news on social media was a very big problem. A large share of responding journalists also took issue with one-sided news and over ** percent said that a major problem with news on social media was the harassment of journalists.
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Journalists' opinions on the most problematic elements of news on social media in the United States as of December 2021 [Graph], Northwestern University, February 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1325733/journalists-attitudes-to-social-media-news-problems-us/
