Do you live in Thailand? Well, chances are you probably found this story thanks to Facebook. Don’t deny it.
Facebook has become the most popular source of news for Thais, according to a survey on the popularity of traditional news sources versus online sources conducted by Bangkok University.
The survey was conducted on 1,750 respondents in five provinces over a year.
The respondents were broken down into those of student age, people of working-age and senior citizens. Most respondents were from middle-class background.
Researchers said the younger generation had a higher tendency to access news through online sources, while people of working age and senior citizens still relied on newspapers and public television. Though overall, public TV was still the most popular source of news in Thailand, she said.
For traditional news, the study revealed that radio was the least popular source, the Nation reported.
