Almost 40% of Americans get their news from Facebook and Twitter

A new study shows that 8% of Americans get their news from Twitter and another 30% get their news from Facebook.

Last week, Pew told us that 30 percent of Americans find news on Facebook — even if they aren’t actively looking for it there.

Now, the research center is out with its second report in a series of studies analyzing news and social media, and this time it’s all about Twitter.