This statistic displays preferences of regional residents for the style of local news on commercial TV in Australia in 2016. During the survey period, around 56 percent of the respondents reported that they prefer shorter but less frequent local filmed footage for local news content in Australia.
Preferences for style of local news on commercial TV in Australia in 2016
Regional Australians who did not have access to metropoitan television
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "what is your preference between receiving shorter but less frequent local news content filmed in your local area, versus longer more frequent local news content that only includes the television newsreader presenting read outs?"
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Australian Communications and Media Authority. (May 15, 2017). Preferences for style of local news on commercial TV in Australia in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/714628/australia-local-news-style-preferences/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Preferences for style of local news on commercial TV in Australia in 2016." Chart. May 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/714628/australia-local-news-style-preferences/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2017). Preferences for style of local news on commercial TV in Australia in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/714628/australia-local-news-style-preferences/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Preferences for Style of Local News on Commercial Tv in Australia in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/714628/australia-local-news-style-preferences/
Australian Communications and Media Authority, Preferences for style of local news on commercial TV in Australia in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/714628/australia-local-news-style-preferences/ (last visited October 19, 2024)
Preferences for style of local news on commercial TV in Australia in 2016 [Graph], Australian Communications and Media Authority, May 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/714628/australia-local-news-style-preferences/