According to a study conducted in 2023 using the most recently available data, *** percent of local authority districts in the United Kingdom did not have a single local newspaper serving that area, and the same was true of almost **** percent of the total UK population. In total, **** of the UK population did not have access to a local newspaper or had only *** in their area.
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Media Reform UK. (October 4, 2023). Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/
Media Reform UK. "Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023." Chart. October 4, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/
Media Reform UK. (2023). Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/
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Media Reform UK, Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Share of local authority districts without newspapers in the United Kingdom as of August 2023 [Graph], Media Reform UK, October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1468688/news-deserts-uk/
