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Weekly news consumption in the U.S. 2017, by source
Weekly time spent consuming news in the United States in January 2017, by source (in minutes)
by Amy Watson,
last edited
May 7, 2018
The graph shows the weekly time spent consuming news in the United States in January 2017, sorted by source. As of January 2017, consumers in the United States spent an average of 131 minutes a week watching national cable TV news.
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
May 7, 2018
The graph shows the weekly time spent consuming news in the United States in January 2017, sorted by source. As of January 2017, consumers in the United States spent an average of 131 minutes a week watching national cable TV news.
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- April 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 2017
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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* in LPM markets
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 2017
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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* in LPM markets
** in PPM markets
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- Number of TV stations originating local news in the United States from 2013 to 2018Amount of TV stations originating local news in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Change in the amount of local TV news broadcasts in the past 12 months in the United States in 2017 and 2018Change in quantity of local TV news broadcasts in the past 12 months U.S. 2017-2018
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- Employees
The most important statistics
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- Share of ethnic minorities on TV news in the United States in 2018, by genderShare of ethnic minorities on TV news in the U.S. by gender 2018
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Statistics on "TV news in the U.S."
- Average hours of local TV news per day in the U.S. 2017-2018
- Average hours of local TV news by day and affiliate in the U.S. 2018
- TV stations carrying local news in the U.S. 2018
- Amount of TV stations originating local news in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Change in quantity of local TV news broadcasts in the past 12 months U.S. 2017-2018
- Leading sources for consuming offline news in the U.S. 2019
- Profitability of TV news in the U.S. 2000-2019
- Local TV news revenue in the U.S. 2010-2017
- Cable news networks: number of viewers in the U.S. September 2019
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- Morning news audiences on U.S. television networks 2016-2018
- Evening news audiences on U.S. television networks 2016-2018
- Local TV: early evening news viewer count 2007-2016
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- Preferred modes of news consumption in the U.S. 2016-2018
- TV news platforms used by consumers in the U.S. in 2018, by age group
- Local TV newsrooms in the U.S. 2017, by affiliate
- Local TV news employment in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Local TV news average employment in the U.S. 2017-2018, by role
- Multi-media journalist use in local TV news in the U.S. in 2017
- Share of ethnic minorities on TV news in the U.S. by gender 2018
- Hourly wages in radio and TV broadcasting in the U.S. 2018
- Trust in news media in the U.S. 2017
- Opinion on objectivity of selected news outlets in the U.S. 2017
- Confidence in television news in the U.S. 2010-2018
- Confidence in selected news sources in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Political news: importance of likeable anchors in the U.S. 2018
- Most trusted news hosts in the U.S. 2018
- Least trusted news hosts in the U.S. 2018
- Level of trust in CNN in the United States as of April 2018
- Perceived sources of fake news in the U.S. 2017
- Perceived level of inaccuracy in traditional media by age in the U.S. 2018
- Perceived level of inaccuracy in traditional media by education in the U.S. 2018
- Perceived frequency of traditional media reporting fake news U.S. 2018, by age
- Perception that fake news is a major problem in the U.S. 2017, by age
- News media reach in the Netherlands 2013, by media type
- Survey on most important news media in Denmark 2016, by gender
- Flemish source usage for following the news in Belgium 2015
- Most important news media in Denmark in 2016, by age
- Source usage to follow the news daily in Flanders in Belgium 2015-2018
- Most important news sources in Denmark 2013-2019
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- Following news about own country worldwide 2017
- Most important news sources in Norway 2018
- Following local news worldwide 2017
- Following international news worldwide 2017
- User share of the source for morning news in Finland 2016
- Perception of news subscription value in the U.S. 2016, by consumer type
- Google Plus news consumers in in the U.S. in 2013, by age
- Selected news brand penetration in the UK in 2013, by device
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