What is your civic personality?

The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: Featured story: How many Americans are using AI chatbots for election information? New from Pew Research Center: What is your civic personality? In other news: Citizens sue Trump over media ban Looking ahead: Reddit introduces “For You” feed Chart of the week: Majority of Americans now say social media is an important way they get their news 🔥 Featured story 🚨 New from Pew Research Center Take our recently released quiz to find out how your engagement with news, politics, religious and civic activities compares with what we found in a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults from the Pew-Knight Initiative. 📌 In other news Six citizens sue Trump over White House media ban, arguing it violates First Amendment and deprives the public of independent reporting Judge issues new ruling blocking Trump from airing taxpayer-funded ads Meta delays new terms of service for business accounts that would allow mass scraping of news websites Philanthropies invest $21 million in new local news investment fund After election in Serbia unseats longtime strongman Vucic, protesters demand changes to media Jezebel removes over 100 articles from its website, including some with references to abortion Hasan Piker files $72 million defamation lawsuit against commentator Scott Jennings Reform UK party launches its own newspaper British far-right activist Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing two journalists Egyptian court orders closure of independent news website Mada Masr for operating without a license 📅 Looking ahead Reddit is rolling out a new “For You” feed that mixes posts from communities users are part of with recommendations tailored to their interests. Other sites like Instagram and X have already implemented similar features, modeled after TikTok’s successful format. On Reddit, this could reshape how people discover not just information and entertainment but also communities. A recent Pew Research Center survey from the Pew-Knight Initiative found that online communities can be part of people’s regular information routines. Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults are part of an online community, and the vast majority of people who belong to one (86%) say staying informed is a reason they go to their most-visited online community. Overall, 15% of Americans say they’re part of an online community on discussion forums like Reddit. A separate Center survey found that about one-in-ten Americans (9%) say they regularly get news on Reddit, including 18% of adults under 30. 📊 Chart of the week This week’s chart comes from a recent analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative on the importance of social media in Americans’ news habits.A majority of U.S. adults now say social media platforms are an important way for them to keep up with news. This includes 13% who say they are the most important way they get news – up from 5% in 2022. Majority of Americans now say social media is an important way they get news % of U.S. adults who say social media is __ for them to keep up with the news Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026. Refer to the topline for dates of other surveys. PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE Majority of Americans now say social media is an important way they get news % of U.S. adults who say social media is __ for them to keep up with the news The most important wayAn important way, but not the most important wayNot an important way2026134542202253956 Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026. Refer to the topline for dates of other surveys. PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE 👋 That’s all for this week. The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Christopher St. Aubin, Emily Tomasik, Joanne Haner and Sawyer Reed. It is edited by Michael Lipka and copy edited by Mia Hennen. Do you like this newsletter? Email us at journalism@pewresearch.org or fill out this two-question survey to tell us what you think.