The graph above depicts the most important reasons for paying for online news worldwide as of February 2017. During the survey, 23 percent of respondents stated that they pay for online news because they were offered a good deal.
Most important reasons for paying for online news worldwide as of February 2017
among those who paid for online news in the last year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "You said that you have paid for online news in the last year… What are the most important reasons for this? Please select all that apply."
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 22, 2017). Most important reasons for paying for online news worldwide as of February 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238786/incentives-to-pay-for-online-content-in-the-us/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Most important reasons for paying for online news worldwide as of February 2017." Chart. June 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238786/incentives-to-pay-for-online-content-in-the-us/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2017). Most important reasons for paying for online news worldwide as of February 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238786/incentives-to-pay-for-online-content-in-the-us/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Most Important Reasons for Paying for Online News Worldwide as of February 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238786/incentives-to-pay-for-online-content-in-the-us/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Most important reasons for paying for online news worldwide as of February 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238786/incentives-to-pay-for-online-content-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most important reasons for paying for online news worldwide as of February 2017 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238786/incentives-to-pay-for-online-content-in-the-us/