Proportion of news avoiders in each age group that say they avoid news for each reason

All markets. 2025.
Young news avoiders (18–24) are more likely than the 55 and overs to say they avoid the news because it doesn’t seem relevant to them or they find it hard to understand.

Q1di_2017ii. Why do you find yourself actively trying to avoid the news? Base: News avoiders aged 18–24 = 7,770, 55+ = 23,591.
Source: 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report.

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