According to reports held in 2015 and 2024, the share of respondents in the United Kingdom who said they were very or extremely interested in news dropped from 70 percent to 36 percent in that time period. News avoidance and news fatigue are growing problems, not only in the UK but among consumers in countries across the globe.
News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2024
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Nieman Journalism Lab. (June 17, 2024). News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab. "News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2024." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab. (2024). News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab. "News Consumers Who Are Very or Extremely Interested in News in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab, News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2024 [Graph], Nieman Journalism Lab, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
