Suppose I watch Fox News for an hour and then read Reddit for an hour (either posts, linked articles, or comments, your choice). How is that counted? I am reading 5-10x as much content on Reddit as I am seeing/hearing on TV.
Not sure but when asked which medium they preferred, respondents ranked all social media (including Reddit) a distant fourth. Among social media sites Reddit was 5th, behind Instagram, in terms of how many people said they used it specifically for news. This particular survey does not seem to ask about time spent.