Heavy social media use leads to a wider variety of news sources
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2W6TM)
Most people don't look at any news, or at one news site; using social media a lot (even without the intention of looking for news) means that sometimes you'll end up clicking a news link -- so heavy social media users, on average, are consuming a wider media diet than those who do not use social media. (more")