This statistic shows the main news platforms used in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2015, according to respondents. Television and online were most commonly cited by respondents as their main news source. Only 8 percent of respondents reported radio was their main source of news in 2014.
Which of the news platforms you use is most important or which is your main news source?*
n (2013) = 2,078; n (2014) = 2,082; n (2015) = 2,149
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
news consumers
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The original survey question was: "You say you’ve used these sources of news in the last week, which would you say is your main source of news?" ** The survey was carried out in January and February each year. Respondents reported only one main news platform each. Figures for 2013 and 2014 published earlier by the source.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 16, 2015). Which of the news platforms you use is most important or which is your main news source?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/297534/main-news-platforms-used-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Which of the news platforms you use is most important or which is your main news source?*." Chart. June 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/297534/main-news-platforms-used-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2015). Which of the news platforms you use is most important or which is your main news source?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/297534/main-news-platforms-used-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Which of The News Platforms You Use Is Most Important or Which Is Your Main News Source?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/297534/main-news-platforms-used-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Which of the news platforms you use is most important or which is your main news source?* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/297534/main-news-platforms-used-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Which of the news platforms you use is most important or which is your main news source?* [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/297534/main-news-platforms-used-in-the-uk/
