# Is it Time to Tone Down the Wokeness, Especially about the Past? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 15, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-tone-down-the-wokeness-especially-about-the-past/1010287 "2024-11-15T15:14:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 273
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-tone-down-the-wokeness-especially-about-the-past/1010287/273 "2024-11-19T13:55:38Z")
Here’s one reason the right had/has such success w/their target demographic and the most recent election: > **[America’s News Influencers](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/)** > > This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are. > [@](#): > > Key findings about news influencers: > > - About one-in-five Americans – including a much higher share of adults under 30 (37%) – say they regularly get news from influencers on social media. > - News influencers are most likely to be found on the social media site X, where 85% have a presence. But many also are on other social media sites, such as Instagram (where 50% have an account) and YouTube (44%). > - Slightly more news influencers explicitly identify as Republican, conservative or pro-Donald Trump (27% of news influencers) than Democratic, liberal or pro-Kamala Harris (21%). > - A clear majority of news influencers are men (63%). > - Most (77%) have no affiliation or background with a news organization. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-tone-down-the-wokeness-especially-about-the-past/1010287)._