According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2023, around 79 percent of respondents accessed news online, including via social media. This makes online news the most used source of news in the nation. 65 percent of respondents followed the news via TV.
Leading sources of news in South Korea as of February 2023, by media type
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 13, 2023). Leading sources of news in South Korea as of February 2023, by media type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/981894/south-korea-news-sources-by-media-type/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading sources of news in South Korea as of February 2023, by media type." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981894/south-korea-news-sources-by-media-type/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Leading sources of news in South Korea as of February 2023, by media type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981894/south-korea-news-sources-by-media-type/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading Sources of News in South Korea as of February 2023, by Media Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981894/south-korea-news-sources-by-media-type/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Leading sources of news in South Korea as of February 2023, by media type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981894/south-korea-news-sources-by-media-type/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Leading sources of news in South Korea as of February 2023, by media type [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/981894/south-korea-news-sources-by-media-type/