Data on local news consumption in the United Kingdom found that local groups or accounts on social media and the BBC website or app were the most used online sources of local news as of March 2023, with around 40 to 55 percent of those aged 16 years or older having used these in the month or so running to the survey. Adults aged 55 to 64 years were the most engaged with local news via social media groups and accounts.
Leading online sources of local news and information in the United Kingdom as of March 2023, by age group
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16-24
25-34
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55-64
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Ofcom. (December 18, 2023). Leading online sources of local news and information in the United Kingdom as of March 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449002/local-online-news-sources-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Leading online sources of local news and information in the United Kingdom as of March 2023, by age group." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449002/local-online-news-sources-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. (2023). Leading online sources of local news and information in the United Kingdom as of March 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449002/local-online-news-sources-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Leading Online Sources of Local News and Information in The United Kingdom as of March 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449002/local-online-news-sources-uk-by-age/
Ofcom, Leading online sources of local news and information in the United Kingdom as of March 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449002/local-online-news-sources-uk-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading online sources of local news and information in the United Kingdom as of March 2023, by age group [Graph], Ofcom, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449002/local-online-news-sources-uk-by-age/