The bar chart compares the percentage of individuals in different age groups who relied on social networks, micro-blogging, and radio to access daily news in one country in 2011. Overall, it is clear that radio had the highest usage among all age groups except for the 10-17 age group; in contrast, micro-blogging was the least popular across all groups. In addition, social networks were most widely used among the youngest demographic.
In terms of social networks, approximately 80% of individuals in both the 10-17 and 18-29 age groups used this source of daily news, while usage dropped markedly among older groups. About 45% of individuals aged 30-49 used social networks for news, while the figure for those aged 50-64 was around 35%. By contrast, only 10% of people aged 65 and above relied on this source.
Micro-blogging represented the least common source of daily news across all generations. People aged 10-17 and 18-29 accounted for 20% and 25%, respectively, whereas the figure was lower in older groups.
With regard to radio, this source was the most popular news source across all age groups except for the youngest generation, which stood at around 40%. By contrast, in all other groups, approximately 90% of individuals relied on it for daily news.