The line graph gives information about the percentage of people who accessed four types of news – Website, TV, Print, and Social Media – in the USA from 2012 to 2015.
Overall, the website was the most preferred source of news in the beginning and in the end. Yet, the number of people who watched news on TV and Printed versions saw a decrease. In addition, that of social media increased despite being the least preferred.
In 2012, the website was the dominant among other sources with almost 80% of people. Then, the figure experienced a mere increase of 1%-2% in 2015. Furthermore, TV and Print witnessed a decline. The number of people who watched news on TV accounted for 78%. Although it was one of the highest percentages, it decreased slightly to 76%. Conversely, that of print rose from 38% in 2012 to 50% in 2013 followed by a gradual decrease to 25% by the end of the period.
As for social media, although the lowest percentage of people (20%) preferred social media, it witnessed a doubling and surpassed print in 2014.