The line graph illustrates the proportion of residents of the USA who accessed the news from 2012 to 2015.
Overall, the percentage of people who accessed the news from websites and TV remained almost steady. The number of people who used social media increased consistently, while the number of people who used print fell dramatically.
The percentage of people who accessed the news through print reached its highest point at approximately 50% in 2013, then declined to almost 20% at the end of the period. Residents who used social media to get the news accounted for 20% at the beginning and grew rapidly to just above 40% in 2015.
The proportion of website users was just under 80% in 2012 and it reached its peak at exactly 80% and remained steady from 2013 to 2015. The number of those who accessed the news from TV was around 80% until 2013, then fell slightly.