The line graph compares the percentage of people who used different sources to stay informed about news between 1995 and 2020, with predictions for 2025.
Overall, television was the most common way of accessing media information, while newspapers and radio shared a similar pattern. Of particular note is that, despite starting with the lowest percentage, the internet is expected to overtake TV by the end of the period.
Around 69% of people kept up with contemporary affairs via TV in 1995, before dropping noticeably to 58% in 2000. The proportion of individuals who obtained news on television stood at 60% in 2010, after which it fell modestly to 55% after a decade. Focusing on newspapers, roughly 55% of people were informed about the content in 1995. This was followed by a constant decline over the period, hitting 30% in 2020. In a similar fashion, the proportion of people who listened to the radio registered a considerable decrease. Starting at 53% in 1995, the figure reduced significantly to approximately 28% in 2020. Internet, however, was the least used source, which started to grow just after 2000, surpassing both radio and magazines at 40% between 2015 and 2020.
Predictions for 2025 showed a downward trend, except for the internet, which is projected to reach 55% of news consumers. Remaining sources will decline: television to 50%, others below 30%.