This statistic illustrates the results of a survey about opinions on the intrusiveness of different media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, 34 percent of respondents felt newspaper coverage to be intrusive into the lives of celebrities, politicians and other public figures.
Opinion on intrusiveness of media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018
*n (2018) = 2,384; n (2017) = 2,386; n (2016) = 2,069; n (2015) = 2,107; n (2014) = 2,074.
Original survey question: "Thinking specifically about people in the public eye - that is celebrities, politicians and other public figures rather than the general public - which one, if any, of these sources do you feel is the most intrusive into the lives of these people?"
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Ofcom. (April 30, 2019). Opinion on intrusiveness of media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/569773/celebrities-opinion-on-media-intrusiveness-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Opinion on intrusiveness of media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/569773/celebrities-opinion-on-media-intrusiveness-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Opinion on intrusiveness of media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/569773/celebrities-opinion-on-media-intrusiveness-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Opinion on Intrusiveness of Media into The Lives of People in The Public Eye in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2014 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/569773/celebrities-opinion-on-media-intrusiveness-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Opinion on intrusiveness of media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/569773/celebrities-opinion-on-media-intrusiveness-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Opinion on intrusiveness of media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018 [Graph], Ofcom, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/569773/celebrities-opinion-on-media-intrusiveness-in-the-uk/
