This statistic shows the results of a survey on the ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland from 2016 to 2018. As of 2018, a little below 40 percent of respondents had face-to-face conversations about news with their friends or colleagues. As opposed to face-to-face talks, 17 percent tended to discuss news via e-mail social media or instant messaging.
Share of ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland from 2016 to 2018
2016
2017
2018
Discussions with friends or colleagues (face to face)
45%
39%
39%
Discussions with friends or colleagues (for example via e-mail, on social media or an instant messaging service)
16%
15%
17%
Sharing news on social media (like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit)
17%
18%
17%
Sharing news via instant message (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger etc.)
-
12%
14%
Reviewing, liking the news or marking it a favorite
13%
15%
13%
Commenting about the news on social media (like Facebook, Twitter)
14%
13%
12%
Answering an online survey on news websites or on social media
13%
12%
11%
Commenting the news on a news website
6%
7%
8%
Sharing news via e-mail
6%
6%
7%
Posting or sending a picture or video related to the news on social media
7%
6%
5%
Joining a campaign or a group related to a news subject
3%
4%
3%
Publishing a picture or video on a news website or sending it to a news organisation
1%
1%
2%
Writing a blog about the news or about political subjects
Internet users, who followed the news during the month before the survey
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The original question was stated by the source as follows: "In which of the following ways do you share the news or participate in breaking or releasing news during a typical week? Please select all suitable answers."
Share of ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland 2016-2018
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland from 2016 to 2018. As of 2018, a little below 40 percent of respondents had face-to-face conversations about news with their friends or colleagues. As opposed to face-to-face talks, 17 percent tended to discuss news via e-mail social media or instant messaging.
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University of Tampere, & Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 14, 2018). Share of ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland from 2016 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/532463/how-internet-users-share-and-discuss-news-in-finland/
University of Tampere, und Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland from 2016 to 2018." Chart. June 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 20, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532463/how-internet-users-share-and-discuss-news-in-finland/
University of Tampere, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2018). Share of ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland from 2016 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532463/how-internet-users-share-and-discuss-news-in-finland/
University of Tampere, and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of Ways in Which People Discuss and Share News in Finland from 2016 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/532463/how-internet-users-share-and-discuss-news-in-finland/
University of Tampere & Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of ways in which people discuss and share news in Finland from 2016 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/532463/how-internet-users-share-and-discuss-news-in-finland/ (last visited November 20, 2019)
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