Social Media Overtakes News Sites as Main Source of Information for Aussies

For the first time, social media platforms are the main source of news for more Australians (26 percent, up 1 percent from last year) than online news media sites (23 percent, down five), according to a survey.

The Digital News Report is conducted annually, with the University of Canberra’s News and Media Research Centre handling local data collection and reporting as part of a global effort spearheaded by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University.