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Platforms used to consume news in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by nation
Which of the following platforms do you use for news nowadays?
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Sep 16, 2019
This statistic shows platforms used to consume news in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, broken down by nation. Television was by far the most-used platform for news consumption among all nations in the UK, with 75 percent of all adults from Wales using it for this purpose in 2019.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Sep 16, 2019
This statistic shows platforms used to consume news in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, broken down by nation. Television was by far the most-used platform for news consumption among all nations in the UK, with 75 percent of all adults from Wales using it for this purpose in 2019.
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- Release date
- July 2019
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2019
- Number of respondents
- 3,245*
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * n (England) = 3,245; n (Scotland) = 551; n (Wales) = 475; n (Northern Ireland) = 420.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2019
- Number of respondents
- 3,245*
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * n (England) = 3,245; n (Scotland) = 551; n (Wales) = 475; n (Northern Ireland) = 420.
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