YouTube and WhatsApp emerge as major source of news for young Indians
By Staff Writer in Media News on Friday, 21st June 2024 at 3:03pmImage: DALL.E
Even as the trust for several popular news brands has been on the decline, a new generation of Indians, whose main source of news is through social media platforms, have emerged, according to the Reuters Digital News Report 2024. However, the overall trust in news increased slightly in this election year to 41
per cent.
Almost half of respondents used YouTube (54 per cent) and WhatsApp (48 per cent) for news each week, while Facebook (35 per cent), Instagram (33 per cent) and X (13 per cent) have become less popular compared to the previous year. About 20 per cent of the respondents used Telegram to get their news.
However, legacy platforms such as NDTV, Times of India, Republic TV, and BBC News continued to enjoy high viewership in their offline and online produc...
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