The line chart illustrates the way of accessing news in the USA from 2012 to 2015.
Overall, people accessing news through print and decreased, while the opposite was true for social media. Notably, website and tv remained almost relatively stable throughout the period. Website was the most source of news all time.
Starting with the highest figures, website and tv recorded an initial standing of around 78% and about 76%. Afterward, the former experienced a modest increase of 2 in 2013, while the latter remained fairly stable during the same period. Subsequently, website users remained relatively stable for the rest of the period. After that, tv users declined gradually for the next 2 years, ending at nearly 72%.
When it comes to the remaining sources, the figure for print stood at just-under 40% in the initial year, after which it faced some fluctuations, finishing at well over 20%. Social media had the smallest share at the beginning with 20%. Following this, showed consistent uptick trajectory over the next 3 years, finishing at 40. Print was surpassed by social media