1、RESEARCH:Publication date:20 July 2023 News consumption in the UK:2023 Research findings Welsh translation available Contents Section 1.Introduction 1 2.Summary of findings 3 Annex A1.Methodology 20 News consumption in the UK:2023 1 Introduction This summary report provides the key findings of Ofcom

2、s latest research into UK adults news consumption across television,radio,print,social media and other websites or apps.The first section provides an overview of overall news consumption in the UK,highlighting notable changes in the last five years.It then looks at attitudes towards news sources on

3、dimensions such as trust,accuracy,and quality.Three further sections highlight the use of social media for news;the news habits of young adults(those aged 16-24);and the news sources and news interests of teenagers(aged 12-15).This report looks across the UK news market as a whole.It is accompanied

4、by a range of documents,including supporting data,and individual reports for Northern Ireland,Scotland and Wales.Fieldwork for the adults survey this year took place across two waves:7 November 7 December 2022 and 27 February 3 April 2023.The survey uses a combination of online and face to face rese

5、arch.In 2021 Covid-19 prevented us from running the face-to-face research.We were able to return to face-to-face research in 2022 and 2023.We therefore make comparisons between 2018-2020 and 2022-23,but cannot make direct comparisons between those years and 2021.Fieldwork for the Teens survey this y

6、ear took place from 5 November 6 December 2022 and 27 February 20 March 2023.For ease of reporting,we refer to this latest data as 2023 throughout.While the primary source for this report is Ofcoms News Consumption Survey,the report also contains references to Barb1 for television viewing,the Reuter