The statistic presents information on the leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019. It was found that 40 percent of Canadians used Facebook to access news, compared to 11 percent using Twitter. YouTube was the second most popular social platform for weekly news consumption among Canadians, followed by Facebook Messenger.
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 11, 2019). Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, 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 as of February 2019." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/563514/social-networks-used-for-news-canada/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2019). Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. 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 as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, 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 as of February 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/563514/social-networks-used-for-news-canada/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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