A third of Americans get their news from podcasts

Pew Research released a new Podcasts and News Fact Sheet. From a survey conducted last month, the study says that 54% of US adults have “listened to a podcast in the past twelve months”, and a third get their news from podcasts “at least sometimes”. Republicans seem to trust podcasts twice as much as Democrats, the data suggests; under 50s, and the more educated, are more likely to listen.

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SXSW Sydney will have a full, dedicated podcast stage next month. MIK Studio has revealed a new set of panels and conversations to take place at the event. The Acast Arms, Acast’s pop-up pub, will also make an appearance.

Congratulations to Quill, which has achieved a place in The Globe and Mail’s top growing companies for the third year in a row.