Declining interest in news around the world

Among the notable findings in the Digital News Report 2023 are that people review the budget they allocate for news coverage after global events like the Covid-19 outbreak and the invasion of Ukraine, and 48 percent of people around the world are too much or too interested in the news, compared to 2017. it was 63 percent.

Only about a fifth (22 percent) of those surveyed said they now access news through a website or app, while this rate has fallen by 10 percent since 2018.

VIDEO-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE ON THE RISE

While concerns about misinformation and disinformation on video-based social media platforms such as TikTok have reached record highs among the public, it was emphasized that usage of these platforms has increased.

“Facebook remains one of the most used social networks overall, but its impact on journalism is diminishing as it moves away from news,” the report says. It also faces new challenges from established networks like YouTube and youth-focused live networks like TikTok. The Chinese-owned social network (TikTok) reaches 44 percent of 18-24 year olds in markets and 20 percent for news. It is growing fastest in parts of Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America.

NEWS FROM FAMOUS AND INFLUENCERS

In the report, it was claimed that respondents view influencers and influencers on networks like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat as news sources rather than journalists.

It was claimed that the media and journalists were taken into consideration as sources of news on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.

THE MOST TRUSTED NEWS FROM FINLAND

In terms of trust in the news, Finland remained the country with the highest overall trust level at 69%, while Greece was the country with the lowest at 19%.

In the report, which indicated that interest in traditional media such as television and print media decreased, it was shared that Norwegians with 39 percent spent more on news, and Japanese and British with 9 percent spent less. .