Global interest in news fell from 63% in 2017 to 48% in 2023, according to a report on Tuesday from the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute.
More than a third of the world’s population occasionally or frequently avoids the news, according to a study titled Digital News Report 2023. Study participants exhibited a “high degree of selective avoidance” of topics such as the Ukraine war and the cost of living crisis. The metric has increased by seven percentage points over the past six years, according to the report.
Only 40% of those surveyed said they trust most news most of the time, down 2 percentage points from the previous year. Consumption of traditional television and print media continues to decline, as does the frequency and interest in online news, the report said.
More than half (56%) of survey respondents expressed concern about distinguishing between real and fake news online. Among social media platforms, Facebook remains a leading news source despite long-term decline, with news usage dropping from 42% to 28% over the past seven years, according to the report It is said that (Related: CNN viewership falls below Newsmax)
The Digital News Report 2023 was published today.
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The use of TikTok and Instagram for news is on the rise, especially among younger users, with TikTok emerging as the fastest growing social network in the survey. The study found that TikTok users are more likely to receive news from celebrities, influencers, or creators in general than from journalists and traditional news outlets.
The report found that platforms such as Twitter maintained consistent user numbers each week despite the observed drop in engagement across social media, suggesting that these platforms were not left unattended. It is said that there is
