In 2024, a survey conducted in the United Kingdom asking about the most important news platform to news consumers showed that during the period under consideration 71 percent of respondents chose television. By contrast, under 61 percent of news consumers who used social media for news at least weekly considered social networks to be important to them personally as a news source.
Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2024
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Ofcom. (September 10, 2024). Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ofcom. "Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2024." Chart. September 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ofcom. (2024). Most important news platforms to news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ofcom. "Most Important News Platforms to News Consumers in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278627/news-platforms-most-important-to-news-consumers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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