The chart illustrates the proportion of individuals who consumed news in America from 2012 to 2015.
Overall, the percentage of people reading news from social media increased dramatically, while reading news from printed papers became the least popular. The website as a source of updates grew slightly, although TV slowly decreased throughout the period.
The percentage of people using social media to access news steadily grew between 2012 and 2015, doubling its number from 20 to 40 percent. Website users stayed relatively stable, climbing from just 78 to around 80 percent, experiencing a slight jump in 2014.
Newspapers were the second most widespread before becoming the least favored source of news. The number of its users reached its highest point of around 45% in 2013 and then dropped rapidly. The percentage of people who accessed news from TV remained stable during the period, with a slight decline from approximately 88% to almost 85%.
