This chart depicts the results of a poll asking Italian journalists to indicate their research sources when writing articles in 2018. According to survey results, 82.6 percent of asked journalists researched information on corporate websites, while almost a quarter of respondents used social media for their research.
Share of journalists making research before writing their articles in Italy in 2018, by source
Characteristic
Share of journalists
Corporate websites
82.6%
Other news websites
75.8%
Social media
24.2%
Online encyclopedia
14.1%
Printed texts
0.7%
Insitutional sources
0.7%
Phone conversations
0.7%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of journalists82.6%82.6%75.8%75.8%24.2%24.2%14.1%14.1%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.7%Corporate websitesOther news websitesSocial mediaOnline encyclopediaPrinted textsInsitutional sourcesPhone conversations
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L45. (2018). Share of journalists making research before writing their articles in Italy in 2018, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933917/journalists-making-research-for-articles-by-source-in-italy/
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