The line graph compares the proportion of people who accessed news through four different sources -TV, newspaper, radio and the internet- from 1995 till now. Overall, the internet has experienced a sharp increase in the percentage of people who accessed news, while that of TV, radio and newspaper have seen the opposite in the given period.
Starting at 0% in 1995, the figure of people relied in the internet for news grew minimally to around 2% in 2000, then this figure has risen dramatically, reaching an all-time a high of about 55% by the end of the period.
On the other hand, newspaper and radio have witnessed a steeply decrease in the proportion of people who accessed news. The figure of the former started at approximately 55% in 1995, then this figure has reduced sharply, reaching an all-time a low of roughly 28% in the final year, while the latter’s figure has decreased significantly from about 52% to 22% over 3 decades ( 1995:2025). Similarly, TV usage saw a substantial reduce from about 68% to around 56% during 5 years (1995;2000). Following that, this figure increased slightly to about 59% in 2010, before decreasing steeply, reaching an all-time a low of 50% by the end of the period.