Online news: research update
Published: 20 May 2024
Understanding the influence of social media as gateways to news
Published: 25 March 2024
Online intermediaries, such as social media, search engines and other online aggregators exert a significant influence on the news stories people consume, according to new Ofcom research.
Understanding the impact of social media on online news
Published: 25 March 2024
This research examines how online intermediaries, especially social media, can influence today's news landscape.
News consumption in the UK
Published: 11 January 2024
Last updated: 11 January 2024
Ofcom’s latest research into UK adults’ news consumption across television, radio, print, social media and other websites or apps.
In news we trust: keeping faith in the future of media
Published: 5 July 2023
Last updated: 3 January 2024
Keynote speech by Dame Melanie Dawes to Oxford Media Convention, 19 July 2021.
Light-hearted news on social media drawing Gen Z away from traditional sources
Published: 20 July 2023
Last updated: 20 July 2023
Online news sources – particularly social media sites and apps – are the dominant means by which younger people in the UK access news, Ofcom has found.
Covid-19 news and information: consumption, attitudes and behaviour – interactive data
Published: 25 May 2023
Last updated: 16 June 2023
Covid-19 news and information: consumption and attitudes – previous results
Published: 22 June 2021
Last updated: 16 March 2023
Covid-19 news and information: consumption and attitudes
Published: 17 December 2021
Last updated: 16 March 2023
As a response to the Covid-19 outbreak, Ofcom is providing a range of information about how people are getting news and information about the crisis.
Instagram, TikTok and YouTube teenagers’ top three news sources
Published: 21 July 2022
Last updated: 16 March 2023
Teenagers in the UK are turning away from traditional news channels and are instead looking to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to keep up to date, Ofcom has found.