The bar chart illustrates the proportion of individuals in one country who accessed news through various types of media over three years: 2013, 2015, and 2017.
As observed, traditional media, including television, printed newspapers, and radio, exhibited a downward trend over these three years, except for the Internet. Notably, television was the most commonly used medium for updating daily news, while people showed a lower preference for accessing news through magazines or radio.
Examining the figures in more detail, the percentage of the population utilizing television was at its highest in 2013, with 80%. However, this number slightly declined to 70% by 2017. In terms of newspaper readers, there was a significant drop from 41% in 2013 to 21% in 2017. Meanwhile, the percentage of people staying informed through modern media experienced a dramatic increase from 31% to 68%. The other categories remained stable over the three years, consistently around 30%.
Furthermore, the proportion of citizens who kept themselves updated on current news via television was the highest in 2013, in contrast to modern media for that same year (80% compared to 31%). However, four years later, most people increasingly turned to the Internet for news. This is evidenced by the percentage of social media users climbing to the second rank in 2017, at 68%, just below the percentage of television users.