This statistic displays the reliability of different media types for accessing local breaking news in Australia in 2016, by age. During the survey period, 30 percent of the respondents aged between 18 and 24 years considered commercial TV to be the most reliable medium for local news in Australia, compared to only 19 percent of the respondents aged between 25 and 39 years.
Reliability of different media types for accessing local breaking news in Australia in 2016, by age
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: "which of the following media would you say is the most reliable for the very latest information about breaking or unfolding local news stories?"
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Australian Communications and Media Authority. (May 15, 2017). Reliability of different media types for accessing local breaking news in Australia in 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715246/australia-reliability-of-media-local-breaking-news-by-age/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Reliability of different media types for accessing local breaking news in Australia in 2016, by age." Chart. May 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715246/australia-reliability-of-media-local-breaking-news-by-age/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2017). Reliability of different media types for accessing local breaking news in Australia in 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715246/australia-reliability-of-media-local-breaking-news-by-age/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Reliability of Different Media Types for Accessing Local Breaking News in Australia in 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715246/australia-reliability-of-media-local-breaking-news-by-age/
Australian Communications and Media Authority, Reliability of different media types for accessing local breaking news in Australia in 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715246/australia-reliability-of-media-local-breaking-news-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Reliability of different media types for accessing local breaking news in Australia in 2016, by age [Graph], Australian Communications and Media Authority, May 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/715246/australia-reliability-of-media-local-breaking-news-by-age/