According to reports held in 2015 and 2023, the share of respondents in the United Kingdom who said they were very or extremely interested in news dropped from 70 percent to 43 percent in that time period. News avoidance and news fatigue are growing problems, not only in the UK but among consumers in countries across the globe.
News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023
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Nieman Journalism Lab. (June 14, 2023). News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab. "News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab. (2023). News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab. "News Consumers Who Are Very or Extremely Interested in News in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
Nieman Journalism Lab, News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/ (last visited September 16, 2024)
News consumers who are very or extremely interested in news in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023 [Graph], Nieman Journalism Lab, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297524/news-interest-segmentation-in-the-uk/
