The constant evolution of technology and devices, which bring with them new ways of communicating and interacting with the world as well It has effects on the way people stay informed.
A study carried out by the Reuters Institute and the University of Oxford highlighted that younger generations changed the way they watch news between 2015 and 2025, Well, before, websites and news applications were the favorites and now social networks are.
The analysis reviewed the ways people between 18 and 24 years old access news content and compared them to what was available 10 years ago. While in 2015, 36% of this age group preferred the first channel, 28% on television and 21% on the third, in 2025 the proportion was 24% and 39% respectively.
This migration, according to the researchers, It was driven by the fact that young people now consume news in a more casual and less intentional way. ““When people come into contact with news on social and video media, it is often because they see it while they are there for other reasons, and are less likely to remember the news brand that provided it, which likely weakens people’s direct connection to news brands,” they pointed out.
Regarding social networks, the favorites for this age group are Instagram with a participation of 30%, YouTube with 23% and TikTok with 22%. It shows a preference for visual, fast and fragmented content.
Regarding the frequency of news consumption, 64% of young people aged 18 to 24 say they consume news daily, compared to 87% among people aged 55 or older.
Another of the researchers’ notes is that young people are more likely to think that their generation is not sufficiently covered by the news and that when it is, it is unfairly so; 31% believe that people their age do not receive enough coverage and 35% believe that this coverage is unfair.
