In a 2020 survey about the main source of news for Australians, 77 percent of millennial respondents said they used the internet as their main news source. By comparison, a quarter of pre-boomers said that free to air television was their main source.
Breakdown of main sources of news in Australia in 2020, by generation
respondents were able to nominate more than one main source of news
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Source defines generations as: Generation Z - born between 1991 and 2005 Millennials - born between 1976 and 1990 Generation X - born between 1961 and 1975 Baby boomers - born between 1946 and 1960 Pre boomers - born before 1946
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Roy Morgan. (April 21, 2020). Breakdown of main sources of news in Australia in 2020, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111914/australia-generational-breakdown-main-sources-of-news/
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