TV still king, but fewer Canadians keep up with the news: StatCan data

OTTAWA – Fewer Canadians say they follow the news and current affairs every day, and those who do still favour television as their medium of choice, according to new data from Statistics Canada.From 2003 to 2013, the proportion of Canadians who said they followed the news and current affairs daily fell from 68% to 60%. At the same time, the proportion of Canadians who said they rarely or never followed the news and current affairs almost doubled to 13% in 2013, compared with 7% in 2003.This trend was more prevalent among young people, with the proportion of Canadians aged 15 - 34 who said they rarely or never followed the news and...