US-Born Hispanics Prefer To Get News In English

There are significant differences in news-consumption habits between U.S.-born Hispanics and those who immigrated from other countries, the nonprofit Pew Research Center found in a recent survey.

More than half of U.S. Hispanic adults (54%) said they get their news mostly in English, compared with the 21% who get their news mostly in Spanish. About a quarter of Hispanic Americans (23%) said they consume news in both languages about equally.

Most U.S.-born Latinos (81%) said they get their news in English, and 79% prefer it in English. In contrast, those born outside the United States have much more varied habits: 41% get their news mostly in Spanish, 26% get it primarily in English and 31% do both about equally. Similarly, 47% of Latino immigrants prefer to get their news in Spanish, while 22% prefer English and 31% didn’t have a preference.