Online overtakes TV in survey of news habits
Online has for the first time overtaken television in an annual survey of the UK's news habits.
Research by the broadcast regulator Ofcom reveals 71% of the population said they used online services for news versus 70% for TV news bulletins.
Over the 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%
The most commonly mentioned online news sources were Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.
Meta which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was the second biggest news source in the survey with 40% saying they used it for news.
YouTube saw the biggest rise in the survey of news habits, up from 7% to 19% in a year
The BBC remains the biggest ...
