This statistic shows the percentage of consumers who think selected media are timely in providing information in Canada as of April 2016. During the survey period, it was found that 41 percent of respondents believed that social media like Facebook and Twitter were extremely timely in providing news information.
Percentage of consumers who think selected media are timely in providing information in Canada as of April 2016
Characteristic
Extremely timely (8-10)
Average timeliness (4-7)
Not at all timely (1-3)
Unsure
News online
71%
19%
3%
7%
Radio
60%
29%
5%
5%
Broadcast television
59%
33%
5%
3%
Social media
41%
24%
12%
24%
Print newspaper
27%
49%
19%
6%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents71%71%60%60%59%59%41%41%27%27%19%19%29%29%33%33%24%24%49%49%3%3%5%5%5%5%12%12%19%19%7%7%5%5%3%3%24%24%6%6%Extremely timely (8-10)Average timeliness (4-7)Not at all timely (1-3)UnsureNews onlineRadioBroadcast televisionSocial mediaPrint newspaper
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Question: "On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all timely and 10 is extremely timely, how would you rate the following sources in terms of providing timely news information?"
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Signal Leadership Communication. (August 31, 2016). Percentage of consumers who think selected media are timely in providing information in Canada as of April 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608655/canada-media-timely-in-providing-news-information/
Signal Leadership Communication. "Percentage of consumers who think selected media are timely in providing information in Canada as of April 2016." Chart. August 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608655/canada-media-timely-in-providing-news-information/
Signal Leadership Communication. (2016). Percentage of consumers who think selected media are timely in providing information in Canada as of April 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608655/canada-media-timely-in-providing-news-information/
Signal Leadership Communication. "Percentage of Consumers Who Think Selected Media Are Timely in Providing Information in Canada as of April 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608655/canada-media-timely-in-providing-news-information/
Signal Leadership Communication, Percentage of consumers who think selected media are timely in providing information in Canada as of April 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608655/canada-media-timely-in-providing-news-information/ (last visited February 16, 2025)
Percentage of consumers who think selected media are timely in providing information in Canada as of April 2016 [Graph], Signal Leadership Communication, August 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/608655/canada-media-timely-in-providing-news-information/
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