How Latinos consume news and in what language reflects changing demographics

Latinos are getting their news mostly in English and from digital sources, according to a new Pew Research Center study, which also found significant nuances in how this bicultural and often bilingual set of the American population stays informed.

Latinos are getting their news mostly in English and from digital sources, according to a new Pew Research Center study, which also found significant nuances in how this bicultural and often bilingual set of the American population stays informed.

The study shows how their changing demographics and language dynamics are having an impact in the way Latinos consume news.

Almost 1 in 5 Americans, 62.6 million, are Hispanic, according to the 2020 census, a 23% increase from 2010, mainly driven by U.S.-born Latinos. But even though the Hispanic population is growing fast, the share of Latinos who speak Spanish at home has decreased. Also, the median age in Latino adults is about 30, which is younger than other racial or ethnic groups.

While Latinos overall prefer to get their news digitally and in English, their news consumption habits are more nuanced, based on how long they have lived in the U.S.

A little more than a half of the Latinos living in the U.S. (54%) get their news predominantly in English, according to the study.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-hispanic-news-consumption-english-spanish-rcna144046

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