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The main way people get their news has changed, according to a new survey by Ofcom. For the first time since the 1960s, online sites and apps are now more popular than TV news, according to the study, but TV and radio news are still more trusted as sources.

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The UK has reached a generational tipping point in news consumption, with online overtaking traditional TV for the first time, according to research from Ofcom. While there is little distance between the two, those who said that they consume online news in some capacity hit 71% this year, ahead of those who said they consume […]

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Online platforms have now overtaken TV for the first time as the most popular resource for news among adult consumers, at 71% versus 70%, according to new research.

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Online, led by social media, overtakes TV as the most popular source of news in the UK, Ofcom says

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Ofcom: internet replaced TV as UK's most popular news source; 71% of adults get news online, vs. 70% via TV; 52% use social media for news, up from 47% in 2023  —  Media regulator describes change as a ‘generational shift in the balance of news media’  —  Online platforms have overtaken TV channels …

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Ofcom: internet replaced TV as UK's most popular news source; 71% of adults get news online, vs. 70% via TV; 52% use social media for news, up from 47% in 2023

Research by the broadcast regulator Ofcom reveals 71% of the UK population said they used online services for news versus 70% for TV news bulletins. According to an article from BBC, over last year, online sources grew from 68% to 71%, while social media also saw a rise from 47% to 52%. For people aged between 16 and 24, the number saying they use social media for news was 82%.

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Online overtakes television in an annual survey of the UK's news habits

The UK has reached a generational tipping point in news consumption, with online overtaking traditional TV for the first time,

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More people are getting news online than they are from TV for the first time, according to Ofcom’s annual survey of news consumption habits in the UK. Ofcom said TV had been considered the leading source of news in the UK since the 1960s when it overtook radio and newspapers. But a “generational shift in the balance of news media” has now been marked. The latest Ofcom survey found that 70% of UK adults (over-16s) are getting news from TV, down f…

Online, led by social media, overtakes TV as the most popular source of news in the UK, Ofcom says

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