According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2024, around 55 percent of respondents aged 25 to 34 years stated that they used social media platforms as a source for news, making them the age group with the highest share of people to do so. The overall use of social media as a news source fell slightly to 44 percent in 2023, with YouTube being the most popular platform for news.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Rate of using social media platforms for news as of February 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402457/south-korea-social-media-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Rate of using social media platforms for news as of February 2024, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402457/south-korea-social-media-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Rate of using social media platforms for news as of February 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402457/south-korea-social-media-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Rate of Using Social Media Platforms for News as of February 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402457/south-korea-social-media-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Rate of using social media platforms for news as of February 2024, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402457/south-korea-social-media-usage-news-by-age/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Rate of using social media platforms for news as of February 2024, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402457/south-korea-social-media-usage-news-by-age/