According to a study conducted in 2023 using the most recently available data, 6.1 percent of local authority districts in the United Kingdom did not have a single local newspaper serving that area, and the same was true of almost four percent of the total UK population. In total, 17.5 of the UK population did not have access to a local newspaper or had only one in their area.
Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023
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Media Reform UK. (October 4, 2023). Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Media Reform UK. "Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023." Chart. October 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Media Reform UK. (2023). Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023 [Graph], Media Reform UK, October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed