The given chart illustrates the percentage of three types of media, including social platforms, micro-blogging, and radio, used to update daily information across different age groups in 2011.
Overall, people aged from 18 to 29 years old used media tools the most to access news every day. Meanwhile, using radio for daily news consumption ranked first in all age groups, except for the 10-17 age group.
Regarding the youngest age group, it is clear that those aged 10 to 17 preferred using social networking, which accounted for 80%. This figure was twice and four times as high as that of radio and micro-blogging, respectively. Turning to young people in the 18-29 range, most tended to listen to the radio to get news; in particular, the figure for this was 95%, making it the most commonly used medium. Moreover, 80% of individuals in this group were reported to choose social platforms, followed by micro-blogging (25%).
Concerning the remaining age brackets, the percentage of people opting for radio to listen to the latest information varied slightly, ranging from 75% to 80%. However, the figures for those using micro-blogging were negligible, all standing below 13%. Finally, only 10% of people aged 65+ received daily news through social media, compared to 45% of the 30-49 group, and three times less than that of the 50-64 age group.