When asked how they accessed the news on the internet, 68 percent of respondents in the United Kingdom in 2021 said they read news stories online. Using search engines to find news or watching news video clips were also popular options, whereas just seven percent listened to news podcasts and only 18 percent turned to online radio to keep themselves up to date.
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Ofcom. (July 27, 2021). Leading methods of accessing online news among consumers in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376266/online-news-access-methods-used-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Leading methods of accessing online news among consumers in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021." Chart. July 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376266/online-news-access-methods-used-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. (2021). Leading methods of accessing online news among consumers in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376266/online-news-access-methods-used-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Leading Methods of Accessing Online News among Consumers in The United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376266/online-news-access-methods-used-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Ofcom, Leading methods of accessing online news among consumers in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376266/online-news-access-methods-used-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading methods of accessing online news among consumers in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021 [Graph], Ofcom, July 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376266/online-news-access-methods-used-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/