One year after the advent of "Fake News", where we get our information is still rapidly changing:
Bottom Line: Think back to the news cycle of a year ago. Not exactly a lot of fun memories, right? Now think about where you were getting your news. Think about it today. Have any of your information habits changed? The advent of "fake news" was born online but certainly is viewed by many to permeate many mainstream outlets. The Pew Research Center just wrapped up a study on our news habits and it shows a pretty significant shift within just a year.
On the question of where the average adult obtains news regularly here's where we were a year ago:
- TV: 57%
- Online: 38%
- Radio: 25%
- Print: 20%
Just one year later here's the latest:
- TV: 50% (-7%)
- Online: 43% (+5%)
- Radio: 25% (flat)
- Newspaper: 18% (-2%)
These are big shifts in just a year and it'd seem to suggest that the media's depiction of news events could be the driver. With a traditional news media that's overtly chosen sides politically in opposition to this administration it's notable that traditional news media, aside from radio, has lost 9% of its engagement. This while radio has held firm and online sources of information have continued to increase significantly.