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Ranking of digital news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by opinion range
Ranking of digital news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by opinion range
Ranking of websites and news apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by perceived opinion range
by Katrin Kienast,
last edited
Sep 10, 2018
This statistic presents a ranking of digital news offerings by the share of users who ranked the news source highly in terms of "offers a range of opinions." The survey was carried out in March and April 2018 in the United Kingdom. Sky News was considered by the greatest share of its users (74 percent) to offer a range of opinions.
Ranking of websites and news apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by perceived opinion range
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| Share of respondents* | |
|---|---|
| Sky News website/app | 74% |
| BBC website/app | 69% |
| Youtube | 67% |
| ITV/ITN website/app** | 66% |
| Google News | 66% |
| Guardian/Observer | 60% |
| Independent website/app | 60% |
| Telegraph website/app | 57% |
| Huffington Post | 54% |
| MSN News | 50% |
| Yahoo News | 48% |
| Daily Mail website/app | 48% |
| Share of respondents* | |
|---|---|
| Sky News website/app | 74% |
| BBC website/app | 69% |
| Youtube | 67% |
| ITV/ITN website/app** | 66% |
| Google News | 66% |
| Guardian/Observer | 60% |
| Independent website/app | 60% |
| Telegraph website/app | 57% |
| Huffington Post | 54% |
| MSN News | 50% |
| Yahoo News | 48% |
| Daily Mail website/app | 48% |
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by Katrin Kienast,
last edited
Sep 10, 2018
This statistic presents a ranking of digital news offerings by the share of users who ranked the news source highly in terms of "offers a range of opinions." The survey was carried out in March and April 2018 in the United Kingdom. Sky News was considered by the greatest share of its users (74 percent) to offer a range of opinions.
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- June 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March to April 2018
- Number of respondents
- 989*
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- those who use platform to access the news ‘nowadays’ on each type (varies)
- Method of interview
- Online omnibus survey
- Supplementary notes
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* n(BBC)=989; n(Sky News)=290; n(Daily Mail)=286; n(Guardian/Observer)=253; n(Youtube)=224; n(Google News)=187; n(MSN News)=180; n(Yahoo News)=175; n(ITV/TN)=154; n(Telegraph)=117; n(Independent)=113."
** does not include ratings of STV or UTV website/app
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March to April 2018
- Number of respondents
- 989*
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- those who use platform to access the news ‘nowadays’ on each type (varies)
- Method of interview
- Online omnibus survey
- Supplementary notes
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* n(BBC)=989; n(Sky News)=290; n(Daily Mail)=286; n(Guardian/Observer)=253; n(Youtube)=224; n(Google News)=187; n(MSN News)=180; n(Yahoo News)=175; n(ITV/TN)=154; n(Telegraph)=117; n(Independent)=113."
** does not include ratings of STV or UTV website/app
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