In 2023, a survey conducted in the United Kingdom asking about the most important news platform to news consumers showed that during the period under consideration 70 percent of respondents chose television. By contrast, under 60 percent of news consumers who used social media for news at least weekly considered social networks to be important to them personally as a news source.
Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2023
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Ofcom. (July 21, 2023). Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. "Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2023." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. (2023). Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. "Most Important News Platforms to News Consumers in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom, Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2023 [Graph], Ofcom, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/