In Italy, the internet provided most news related to coronavirus (COVID-19). Data gathered between February 21 and March 29 indicated that online news dwarfed all other media channels, with a peak of over 421 thousand news releases between March 9 to 15. The volume of news jumped drastically over the first week of enforced lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
News regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy between February and March 2020, by channel
Characteristic
Newspapers and magazines
Internet
Radio*
TV*
21 Feb-23 Feb
4,491
56,285
1,662
3,274
24 Feb-1 Mar
33,935
248,251
6,240
10,022
2 Mar-8 Mar
37,981
270,123
5,895
9,570
9 Mar-15 Mar
48,903
421,354
6,277
10,071
16 Mar-22 Mar
46,323
410,942
5,950
9,603
23 Mar-29 Mar
43,236
409,252
5,857
8,577
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