This statistic shows the results of a survey on the reasons for using social media networks as a source of news in Ireland in 2016. The survey found that 57 percent of respondents stated that social media were fast for breaking news.
What are the main reasons you use social media as a source of news?
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Institute for Future Media & Journalism. (June 15, 2016). What are the main reasons you use social media as a source of news? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/644838/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-news-in-ireland-survey/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism. "What are the main reasons you use social media as a source of news?." Chart. June 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644838/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-news-in-ireland-survey/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism. (2016). What are the main reasons you use social media as a source of news?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644838/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-news-in-ireland-survey/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism. "What Are The Main Reasons You Use Social Media as a Source of News?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644838/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-news-in-ireland-survey/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism, What are the main reasons you use social media as a source of news? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644838/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-news-in-ireland-survey/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
What are the main reasons you use social media as a source of news? [Graph], Institute for Future Media & Journalism, June 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/644838/reasons-for-using-social-media-for-news-in-ireland-survey/
