AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Super scrollers sour on democracy: poll
Data: Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios Heavy social media users are less likely to think democracy is the best form of government and more likely to stray from democratic norms, according to a newly released study from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup. The big picture: New research suggests social media is reshaping how people engage with democracy, expanding access to ideas while also contributing to a more fractured media environment . Zoom in: Among U.S. adults who don't use social media or use it for less than an hour a day, 72% and 73%, respectively, rank democracy as the best form of government. - The share slips to 57% among those who spend five or more hours a day on social media.…