This statistic displays reasons live news page users gave for using news sites in the United Kingdom in 2013. The most common reasons given was "to follow breaking news stories like natural disasters, protests or shootings," which was cited by 74 percent of respondents.
Why do you use live pages to consume news content online?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
To follow breaking news stories like natural disasters, protests, shootings.
74%
To follow topics like unfolding political stories like an election or budget debate
58%
To follow sports events such as football or the Olympics
54%
To follow non-sporting events like the Oscar Ceremony or TV shows like X-Factor.
12%
None of the above
1%
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* The original survey question was, "You said that you use live news pages (short updates in chronological order). Thinking about this, please select the statments that apply to you."
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 7, 2013). Why do you use live pages to consume news content online?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298250/live-news-pages-reasons-for-use-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Why do you use live pages to consume news content online?*." Chart. June 7, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298250/live-news-pages-reasons-for-use-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2013). Why do you use live pages to consume news content online?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298250/live-news-pages-reasons-for-use-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Why Do You Use Live Pages to Consume News Content Online?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298250/live-news-pages-reasons-for-use-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Why do you use live pages to consume news content online?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298250/live-news-pages-reasons-for-use-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
Why do you use live pages to consume news content online?* [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 7, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298250/live-news-pages-reasons-for-use-in-the-uk/
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