The line graph illustrates the percentage change in usage of different news sources between 1995 and 2025
Overall, the internet was the most used source by the end of the period. Ot is also clear that internet followed an upward trend, whereas other categories radio, newspaper and tv experienced the opposite. In the beginning of the period, TV was the most popular choice of getting news.
Focusing on internet proportion first, the data reveals that by the end of the period the share of internet users skyrocketed while comparing to other sources. between 1995 and 2000 the internet percentage recorded a minor increase going from 0% to about 3%, after which it began rise from 2005. The figure for internet stood at approximately 25% In 2010, which is almost an eightfold climb from starting point. The proportion of internet usage continued witnessing an upward trend with first hitting 40% in 2020 and finally almost getting to 60% in 2025. By the end of the period, the utility of internet service in order to get news became by far the most popular choice among all four.
By contrast, categories like TV, radio and newspapers exhibited an opposite pattern. In the beginning of the period, in 1995, percentage of people who were using TV to access news was the highest with nearly 70%. However, as the time went, TV as a source of getting information became being less and less popular as it decreased in 2000 to less than 60% and finally hit 50% in 2025. Usage of Sources like radio and newspapers saw a similar trend. They both started at about 55% in 1995 and eventually started to fall modestly. By 2010, both groups got to nearly 40% and then diverged from one another with newspaper’s popularity being slightly higher than radio’s. In 2025, radio and newspaper shares recorded a moderate decline with respective figures of about 20% and 30%.