The bar charts illustrate the proportion of the population that gets informed about the news through different media in a single country in 2013, 2015, and 2017.
Overall
, it can be seen that the most widely used way of accessing news over the three years was television, Linking Words
while
consumption of printed newspapers and radio diminished. Linking Words
Moreover
, Internet use rose considerably in 2017.
Regarding the relatively stable media, the percentage of people using television as their source of news remained approximately the same, being about 80% in 2013 and 71% in 2017. Linking Words
Furthermore
, the use of radio did not show any drastic changes, remaining around 32% in 2013, 30% in 2015, and the same in 2017.
As for the other two types of media, they experienced significant changes. The percentage of people who chose printed newspapers dropped significantly to 20% in 2017, from about 40% in 2013. Linking Words
In contrast
, Internet use increased from 30% in 2013 to about 70% in 2017.Linking Words