Proportion who would consider each to be news if it described events at each point in time

On average across six countries, information about events happening now is more likely to be considered news. Information about events that might happen in the future is more likely to be considered news than information about past events.

Temporalities. Still thinking about [scenario] … To what extent, or not, would you consider this information to be news if it described events that occurred at each point in time? Base: Those across six countries assigned to each scenario ≈ 6,000. Note: Respondents were randomly assigned questions on two scenarios each.
Source: Changing definitions of news in a digital environment: How the public defines news across six countries
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