India: primary source of news and information by educational qualification 2020

According to a survey conducted on internet usage across India in October and November 2020, the majority of respondents listed television (offline and online) as their primary source of news and information. This was highest among postgraduates. Online news portals, on the other hand, ranked lowest among all respondents.

Primary source of news and information across India in October and November 2020, by educational qualification

Characteristic	Friends/family	Internet/social media	TV (cable, online)	Online news portals	Newspapers/e-papers/newspaper websites
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

India

Survey time period

October and November 2020

Number of respondents

9,839 respondents

Special properties

across 203 cities.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Percentages may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding off.

Internet/social media includes WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram forwards or Twitter and Facebook feeds. Online news portal includes Scroll, Swarajya, Firstpost, among others.

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