The document shows the results of a survey in the UK on where people get their news. It presents the results in a bar chart, with the highest percentage being 73% of people who get their news from TV. The other sources from highest to lowest are: social media at 44%, other websites/apps at 41%, radio at 36%, word of mouth at 31%, newspapers at 31%, magazines at 7%, and don't follow the news also at 7%.

1. People in the UK were asked where they find their news.
This bar-chart shows what percentage of people choose to find their news from each
source. Match each news source with its correct bar.
TV Social Media Other websites /
Apps
Radio Word of
mouth
Newspapers Don’t follow
the news
Magazines
73%
44%
41% 36%
31% 31%
7% 7%
TV, Social Media, Other websites / Apps,
Radio, Word of mouth, Newspapers,
Don’t follow the news, Magazines
REVEAL
ANSWERS

2. Tv
Social media
Other websites / apps
Radio
Word of mouth
Newspapers
Don’t follow the news
Magazines
Then get ready
to travel
through time...
Look at which
news sources
people are
most likely to
use today
LEAST
LIKELY
to be used as a
news source
MOST LIKELY
to be used as a
news source

3. There are an estimated
73,000
journalists in the UK.
LOOK AT THESE FACTS ABOUT PEOPLE’S NEWS HABITS TODAY
Adults in the UK find
their news from around
seven
different sources.
Can there ever be too much news?
A Google search of “news” brings up
12,180,000,000 hits
In the UK alone,
there are
477
free television
channels.
Globally, over
3.5 billion
people have a smartphone
with access to news apps

4. An infodemic is when people are rapidly given lots of news about the
same story. This could include facts, misinformation, fake news,
important updates and opinions.
Getting all of this at once makes it harder for people to pick out the truth
and the most important bits of information. It can make the news story
much more confusing.
• Why are infodemics more likely to happen now than in the past?
• How might an infodemic make someone feel?
• How might the way people interact with the news change during
an infodemic?
KEYWORD: INFODEMIC

5. Finding
out more
information
about a news
story is
ALWAYS
helpful.
“
“
I don’t think that’s quite right
because…
In this session I learnt…
so I think…
You said…
but I disagree because…
I agree with what you said
about… because…
A person who would agree
/disagree with you is...
because...