Chapter Two: News Access and Consumption

In this section we lay out the overall shape of news consumption across TV, radio and online. We look at different segmentations to help us understand the varying patterns of news use. We look at when and where people access the news, comparing data across seven countries. We also explore motivations for news and trust in different types of media. Finally, we focus on interest in different types of news, including political news, and look at the impact of political viewpoints on consumption and social sharing.

  1. Sources of News
  2. Segmentation Across and Within Countries
  3. Trust in the News
  4. Motivations for Watching and Reading the News
  5. When and Where do we Access the News?
  6. Interest in Different Types of News