Russia-Ukraine war news source use worldwide 2022

Engagement with news on the Russia-Ukraine war occurred mostly via television or online outlets in five selected markets in a global study, and German consumers were most likely to get updates on the war via television, with 46 percent saying they did so. Meanwhile, more than 20 percent of Brazilian respondents paid most attention to social media for news on the matter, compared to just six percent of Germans. Indeed, German respondents were overall less inclined to get updates via online news outlets, and along with Polish audiences, the most likely to have used radio as their main news source for updates on the Russia-Ukraine invasion.

News sources paid most attention to for news on the Russia-Ukraine war in selected markets worldwide as of February 2022

Characteristic	Brazil	United States	United Kingdom	Germany	Poland
Television	44%	31%	39%	46%	38%
Online news sites from major news organizations	13%	18%	23%	14%	20%
Social media sites	23%	13%	7%	6%	11%
Radio	2%	5%	6%	9%	9%
Non-mainstream sites (e.g. specialist websites, or alternative sites)	5%	9%	3%	4%	9%
Conversations with colleagues, friends, or family	5%	5%	3%	5%	5%
Printed newspapers	1%	3%	4%	4%	1%
Online in general (news sites + non-mainstream sites + social)	41%	40%	33%	24%	40%

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Release date

June 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

January to February 2022

Number of respondents

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Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: When it comes to the current Russia–Ukraine conflict, which ONE of the following sources of news, if any, are you paying most attention to?
Survey sample size as follows: Brazil = 1,002, Germany = 1,015, Poland = 1,003, UK = 1,191, USA = 1,356.

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