From Reading to Watching: Video Platforms Reshape News Consumption
South Koreans are increasingly watching news on video platforms instead of reading it on internet portals, according to the 2025 Media Audience Survey by the Korea Press Foundation. The change shows a major shift from text-based news to visual formats.
The survey found that 30 percent of adults used online video platforms for news in 2025, up sharply from 18.4 percent the year before. YouTube dominated this category, accounting for more than 90 percent of video-based news consumption.
Meanwhile, internet portals continued to lose users. About 66.5 percent of respondents said they used portal news in the previous week, the lowest level since tracking began in 2017. Portal news usage peaked in 2021 and has steadily declined since then.
Short-form video news more than doubled in one year, while television news also rebounded after years of decline. In contrast, print newspapers continued to lose readers, with only 8.4 percent reading any print or PDF newspaper content. Young adults showed especially low readership, and even older readers spent less time reading newspapers.
The report noted that overall news consumption increased due to major political events, but growth came almost entirely from video platforms. Trust in news rose slightly, though younger people remained more skeptical. Respondents cited sensational headlines, click-driven content and political bias as major problems in today’s news media.
Source : http://koreabizwire.com/from-reading-to-watching-video-platforms-reshape-news-consumption/341380 |
