Instagram and WhatsApp have seen an increased popularity as a news source in Canada from 2019 to 2021, but the firm favorite was still Facebook in 2021, with 41 percent of Canadians surveyed using the social network platform each week for news. Meanwhile Twitter saw a drop in popularity.
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada from 2019 to 2021
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/563514/social-networks-used-for-news-canada/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada from 2019 to 2021." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/563514/social-networks-used-for-news-canada/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada from 2019 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/563514/social-networks-used-for-news-canada/
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