Instagram 'likely to overtake Twitter for news' as young people turn to social media for latest updates

Instagram is likely to overtake Twitter for news over the next year, as young people turn to social media for the latest stories, a new report has found. The latest release of the Reuters Institute Digital News Report reveals the rapid changes in the way people are engaging with news stories and the organisations that research and report them. It shows that trust and engagement with traditional news sources is falling, particularly among young people. More and more, they are moving to various platforms, including social networks, it found. It noted that many people were finding their news through these social media sites in entirely different ways, with apps such as Instagram promoting new formats like "stories" and short videos.