The bar chart compares the use of three types of media – social networking, microblogging and radio – for getting daily news among five age groups in 2011.
Overall, social networking was mainly used by younger people, while radio was the most common source among older groups. Microblogging remained the least preferred across all ages.
Younger age groups relied heavily on social networking. Around 80% of both the 10-17 and 18-29 groups used social media for news, far higher than their use of microblogging, which stood at just 20-25%. Radio was relatively unpopular among teenagers at about 35%, but its popularity increased sharply among those aged 18-29, reaching nearly 90%.
For adults and older people, social networking became less dominant. Only about 45% of the 30-49 group and 35% of the 50-64 group used it, and this figure dropped to roughly 25% for those aged 65+. Radio, on the other hand, was the main medium for these three groups, staying close to 90% for ages 30-49 and 50-64, and slightly lower for the oldest group. Microblogging remained low throughout, ranging from around 15% in middle-aged adults to just 10% among seniors.