* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking about how you got news online (via computer, mobile, or any device) in the last week, which were the ways in which you came across news stories?"
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Starting points for finding online news in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
This statistic displays the paths that UK news consumers used to find and access news online in 2016. During the survey carried out in January and February 2016, 47 percent of respondents reported navigating directly to a newsbrand website in order to find news on the internet.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 14, 2016). Paths news consumers took to find and access online news in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/298230/main-ways-of-accessing-news-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Paths news consumers took to find and access online news in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*." Chart. June 14, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/298230/main-ways-of-accessing-news-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2016). Paths news consumers took to find and access online news in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/298230/main-ways-of-accessing-news-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Paths News Consumers Took to Find and Access Online News in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 14 Jun 2016, /statistics/298230/main-ways-of-accessing-news-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Paths news consumers took to find and access online news in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/298230/main-ways-of-accessing-news-online-by-age-uk/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Paths news consumers took to find and access online news in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 14, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/298230/main-ways-of-accessing-news-online-by-age-uk/