When a common perception is supported by statistically significant evidence, it starts to be more fact than perception. That's the point I was making. They aren't relying on a perception - they've taken a good step toward proving that the perception is true.
@tw04 - UTS has a surprisingly high percentage of the student body over 30, there are many people taking technology courses or up-skilling through advanced courses as mature age students. Of this composite population, my observations are that the younger students rely more on traditional news media than the older ones, to the point of younger students actually reading a newspaper in a room full of 40-somethings on their phones. Quite entertaining to watch from a personal perspective