The pie charts depict the ways people find out the news in two different countries, Canada and Australia. The two nations show broadly similar patterns, although there are some significant and minor differences.
Overall, it is clear that the highest percentage of people use the internet in Australia, while TV is the most popular news source in Canada. However, the lowest percentage in both nations is for unspecified news sources.
Looking at the details, the percentage of people watching news on TV is relatively similar in both countries, with 40% in Canada and 37% in Australia. Likewise, the percentage of people relying on unspecified news sources is also similar, at 3% in Canada and 2% in Australia. It is evident that checking news online is much more common in Australia, with 52% of people using this method. This is 16% higher than in Canada. One major difference between the two countries is that more than twice as many people read the news in print in Canada compared to Australia. The figures are 14% in Canada and 7% in Australia. Similarly, listening to the news on the radio is preferred by three times more people in Canada than in Australia.
