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“The pie chart shows the main sources adults use to access news in 2022.”Model answer
165 wordsP1The pie chart shows the main source of news among all adults in 2022.
P2Overall, digital sources, comprising online news sites and social media, collectively dominated news consumption, while print was the least used source among the five categories shown.
P3Online news sites were the most popular single source, used by 35% of adults, with television close behind at 30%. Together, these two sources accounted for 65% of news consumption, making them by far the most significant channels. Social media represented 23% of consumption, bringing the combined share of all digital sources, online and social, to 58%.
P4By contrast, traditional offline sources were considerably less prominent. Radio accounted for just 7% of news consumption, while print represented the smallest proportion at only 5%. Combined, these two legacy media formats made up 12% of the total, less than a quarter of the share held by online news sites alone. The data illustrate a clear preference among adults for online and broadcast channels over print in 2022.
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