The importance of news on social media
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The importance of news on social media is controversial. Surveys show that social media’s importance as a news source is falling but that there are exceptions. The number of Americans
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TikTok’s importance as news source has trebled in the US
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In just two years, the share of US adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has roughly tripled, from 3% in 2020 to 10% in 2022. This is
What is Parler that rapper Ye is buying?
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Rapper Ye, more known under his previous name Kayne West, is buying social media Parler. His deal with Parler’s mother company was published after Ye had his accounts at Twitter
Majority says ads should pay for news – only 17% willing to pay for news
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A majority thinks advertising should be news organisations’ main income and only 17% say they can consider paying for news in the future. These are conclusions from a Gallup and
Netflix reports better than expected despite inflation and post-pandemic
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After months of discussions about how the streaming entertainment market will develop after the pandemic lock downs and increasing inflation, Netflix is back with a more optimistic development after reporting
Growing interest for comforting content on social media
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How to calm down from stressful days? Some look for comforting content on social. Last year, there were more than 65 billion views of soothing, often sedative, videos related to
Media layoffs declined last year but no numbers for 2022 yet
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The percentage of large newspapers and digital news sites that experienced layoffs fell considerably in 2021 compared to 2020. The 2021 number of US layoffs was the lowest since 2017,
Overload of news an increasing problem for news media and its readers
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Is “Slow News” the way to fight news fatigue that is a global challenge for news media? Research shows an increasing percentage of people avoiding reading the news especially after
Small but loyal groups regularly get news on alternative social media
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Alternative social media attract a small but loyal base of news consumers. Alternative social media news consumers are more likely overall to favour free speech rules than protection against false
The on and off Elon Musk/Twitter deal
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Will he or won’t he? After a turbulent week when Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a u-turn and said that he would after all buy Twitter for USD 44 billion,