The middle of the end of Greensboro's News and Record; "A majority of U.S. adults – 62% – get news on social media"

"...In 2012, based on a slightly different question, 49% of U.S. adults reported seeing news on social media."

http://www.journalism.org/2016/05/26/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-2016/?utm_content=bufferae870&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer