According to a survey conducted on internet usage across India in October and November 2020, the majority of respondents listed television (offline and online) as their primary source of news and information. This was highest among postgraduates. Online news portals, on the other hand, ranked lowest among all respondents.
Primary source of news and information across India in October and November 2020, by educational qualification
Percentages may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding off.
Internet/social media includes WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram forwards or Twitter and Facebook feeds. Online news portal includes Scroll, Swarajya, Firstpost, among others.
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Livemint. (January 18, 2021). Primary source of news and information across India in October and November 2020, by educational qualification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241347/india-primary-source-of-news-and-information-by-educational-qualification/
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Livemint. (2021). Primary source of news and information across India in October and November 2020, by educational qualification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241347/india-primary-source-of-news-and-information-by-educational-qualification/
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