Does a university education affect one's choice of preferred news source? According to a survey by Morning Consult, the news source source accessed at least a few times per week by those with at least a bachelor's degree is the New York Times, by 58 percent of respondents. This is closely followed at 55 percent by the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. Foreign news was mentioned by 54 percent of respondents, followed by 51 percent who said they get their news a few times a week from US public news. CNN and MSNBC were mentioned by 48 and 47 percent respectively. While, US network TV news and Fox News were mentioned by just 38 percent and 36 percent of respondents.
Share of adults with a bachelor's degree who accessed the following news source a few times per week in the United States in 2022
The source adds the following information: "Foreign news sources include The Guardian, The Economist, the Financial Times and BBC News. Public news sources include PBS News and NPR News."
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Morning Consult. (October 17, 2022). Share of adults with a bachelor's degree who accessed the following news source a few times per week in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347068/share-preferred-news-source-uni-educated-usa/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults with a bachelor's degree who accessed the following news source a few times per week in the United States in 2022." Chart. October 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347068/share-preferred-news-source-uni-educated-usa/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of adults with a bachelor's degree who accessed the following news source a few times per week in the United States in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347068/share-preferred-news-source-uni-educated-usa/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults with a Bachelor's Degree Who Accessed The following News Source a Few times per Week in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347068/share-preferred-news-source-uni-educated-usa/
Morning Consult, Share of adults with a bachelor's degree who accessed the following news source a few times per week in the United States in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347068/share-preferred-news-source-uni-educated-usa/ (last visited January 10, 2025)
Share of adults with a bachelor's degree who accessed the following news source a few times per week in the United States in 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, October 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347068/share-preferred-news-source-uni-educated-usa/
