A global study by Reuters Institute reveals that more people are turning away from news, describing it as depressing, relentless, and boring. The report shows that almost four in 10 individuals worldwide actively avoid the news, with a growing trend observed across the world. The shift is evident in various countries like Britain, India, and Ireland, where traditional mediums like TV and radio are losing ground to social media and online sources. The research highlights a significant decline in news engagement and trust in news providers, indicating a widespread disinterest in current affairs.
Reuters Institute: the share of people who say they sometimes or often actively avoid the news reached 39%, up 10 percentage points from 2017 (@charlottetobitt / Press Gazette) https://t.co/xsKJD89MJ2 https://t.co/4EMlNEklcB
More people turning away from news, report says | BBC More people are turning away from news, describing it as depressing, relentless and boring, a global study suggests. Almost four in 10 (39%) people worldwide said they sometimes or often actively avoid the news, compared… https://t.co/Jaqsmx47vB
Reuters Institute; Digital News Report 2024 Legacy social media such as Facebook and X are actively reducing the prominence and role of news on their platforms, and moving further away from a reliance on links driving referrals to publishers https://t.co/wAbBq9EONd 1/8
In the UK, interest in news has halved since 2015 amidst a worldwide plummet in engagement with current affairs. The BBC reports on a global survey showing a sharp loss of trust in news providers and a hiding from reality. https://t.co/f38vcjIKAl
Television has been pushed from the top news spot for the first time, as more people in Ireland consume their news online than through any other medium according to @risj_oxford’s latest annual Digital News Report. https://t.co/6xYSeB8XRo
More people are avoiding the news - global study https://t.co/tEf3k9A6mg https://t.co/p8CC2I0Fzh
Researchers at University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the News say there’s been a growing trend of people turning away from the news across the world. With so much bad news around, does the news make you want tune in or tune out? https://t.co/af0u1m0elP
39% Indians Avoid News, Find It Repetitive Or Overly Negative, Finds Survey https://t.co/japMykF9LO
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Older people in Britain get most of their news from TV and radio, according to a survey for The Economist by WeThink, a polling firm. But there are clear signs of how the ground is shifting towards social media https://t.co/vw6olg8ZQY 👇
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