Where teenagers find information about current events in Germany 2023

Published by
Kasia Davies,
Feb 19, 2024

In 2023, the most popular way for teenagers in Germany to find information about current events was by speaking with family members. 30 percent of teenagers used TikTok to inform themselves about current events.

Internet sources used by teenagers to find information about current events in Germany in 2023

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Release date

November 2023

Region

Germany

Survey time period

May 30 to July 9, 2023

Number of respondents

1,200 teenagers

Age group

12-19 years

Special properties

Sources used daily or several times a week

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

JIM is a series of surveys published by the South-West Media Education Research Association (Medienpädagogische Forschungsbund Südwest), which is supported by the Regional Office for Communication Baden-Württemberg (Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK)) and the Regional Office for Media and Communication Rhineland-Palatinate (Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation Rheinlandpfalz (LMK)). The surveys are developed in cooperation with SWR Media Research (SWR Medienforschung), the Association for Newspaper Market Research (Zeitungsmarktforschung Gesellschaft (ZMG)), the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung), as well as its regional offices in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, and the Reading Foundation (Stiftung Lesen).
The source does not provide exact information about the survey question. The wording chosen here may therefore differ slightly from the original.

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