This statistic shows the results of a survey among respondents in the EU regarding media used for news on European political matters from 2011 to 2018. It was found that television was the most popular medium among the majority of Europeans. Moreover, Internet usage for news on European politics increased to 45 percent and became the second most popular source of news on European political matters among Europeans in 2018.
Where do you get most of your news on European political matters?
* n (2012) = 26,622, n (2013) = 27,829, n (2014) = 27,901, n (2015) = 27,681, n (2016) = 27,705, n (2017) = 28,055, n (2018) = 27,424 ** Dates of survey were, November 2011, November 3-18, 2012, November 2-17, 2013, November 8-17, 2014, November 7-17, 2015 and November 3-16, 2016, November 5-19, 2017, November 8-22, 2018 This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Where do you get most of your news on European political matters?" Multiple answers possible. Internet total: aggregate of "websites" and "online social networks". Figures for years prior to 2019 were published earlier by the source.
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European Commission. (May 13, 2019). Where do you get most of your news on European political matters? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454491/media-used-for-news-on-european-political-matters-eu/
European Commission. "Where do you get most of your news on European political matters?." Chart. May 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454491/media-used-for-news-on-european-political-matters-eu/
European Commission. (2019). Where do you get most of your news on European political matters?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454491/media-used-for-news-on-european-political-matters-eu/
European Commission. "Where Do You Get Most of Your News on European Political Matters?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454491/media-used-for-news-on-european-political-matters-eu/
European Commission, Where do you get most of your news on European political matters? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454491/media-used-for-news-on-european-political-matters-eu/ (last visited July 03, 2020)
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