‘Can’t look away’: Israel-Gaza war driving rise in news consumption among gen Z Australians, report suggests
by Amanda Meade from World news | The Guardian on (#6NJP7)
Conflict a news moment' for some young Australians who are increasingly relying on social media for information
- Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
- Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
More young Australians and women are consuming news more than once a day, driven in part by an interest in the Israel-Gaza war, according to the latest digital news report.
Researchers at the University of Canberra's News and Media Research Centre found that more than half of Australians (51%) accessed news more than once a day, which is a 3 percentage point increase from last year.
Continue reading...