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Canadians consuming more news online, says latest MTM release


By Connie Thiessen Almost 80% of English-speaking Canadian adults and 74% of French speakers are now reading news online, according to the latest data release from Media Technology Monitor (MTM). The MTM 18+ What’s Going on With the News report looked at how Canadians are consuming news content. MTM JR has also released Navigating Current Events: Kids and News exploring news consumption amongst kids, aged 7-17. MTM says TV and internet remain the key ways of getting news with just over three in five English and French speakers saying they watch content on a news specialty channel. Four-fifths of English speakers, aged 65+, are watching news...