Economic fragility a big threat to press freedom
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A majority of adults globally say freedom of the press is very important but another survey shows that conditions for news media are worse than ever. The media’s economic fragility
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Fewer trust government and big tech to stop false online information
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Online disinformation is a global issue. Should governments or big tech companies be responsible for fighting online false information? A new survey shows that public support for the US government
Deadline for TikTok in the US approaching
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The uncertainty around TikTok on the US market remains but deadline is coming up. One of the first things president Donald Trump did when back in the White House was
Top editors are male and white
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Top editors across four continents are male and white. 17% of 70 top editors across 100 news brands are people of colour and only 27% of 171 top editors across
Varied trust in AI for news reporting
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People in the Global South are more optimistic about AI and news reporting than in the Global North. The public and journalists largely agree that technological developments will have a
Women in minority as news consumers and news influencers on YouTube
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Among YouTube news influencers, 68% are men and only 28% are women. And a slightly larger share explicitly express a right-leaning political orientation (28%) than a left-leaning one (21%). Another
Social media top source for EU political news
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Social media is the top source of political and social issues for young EU citizens. 42% of those aged 16-30 agree that social media is the top source with television
Increasingly hostile environment for European media
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European journalists and media companies face an increasingly hostile environment. There were at least 1 548 press freedom violations during last year impacting 2 567 media-related persons or entities in
How news influencers talked about presidential candidates
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There were more social media posts from news influencers about Donald Trump than about Kamala Harris prior to the recent US presidential election. And their posts about Trump were less
More than half of journalists say AI has significantly impacted their work
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80% of journalists use AI in their profession but almost 8 in 10 (79.3%) have no established policy for AI use in their newsrooms. 52.4% think AI has significantly impacted