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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023
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This annual report is a widely cited empirical benchmark for global news consumption trends; tangentially relevant to AI safety discussions about information ecosystems, epistemic health, and how algorithmic platforms shape public knowledge and trust.
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Summary
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023 presents findings from a YouGov survey of over 93,000 online news consumers across 46 markets, documenting shifts in digital news consumption. Key findings include declining trust and interest in news, the growing influence of video-based platforms like TikTok and YouTube (especially in the Global South), and the waning influence of Facebook.
Key Points
- •Survey covers 93,000+ online news consumers across 46 markets, representing roughly half the world's population.
- •Trust and interest in news continues to fall in many countries, pressuring news business models amid economic downturns.
- •Video-based news on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube is rising, especially in the Global South, while Facebook loses influence.
- •Report includes dedicated chapters on algorithm attitudes, news participation, media criticism, public service media, and news podcasts.
- •Country-level data available for 46 markets across Europe, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East.
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| Epistemic Learned Helplessness | Risk | 53.0 |
| AI-Accelerated Reality Fragmentation | Risk | 28.0 |
| AI-Driven Trust Decline | Risk | 55.0 |
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# Digital News Report 2023
# Digital News Report 2023
## Overview
This year's report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 93,000 online news consumers in 46 markets covering half of the world's population.
The report documents how video-based content, distributed via networks such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube are becoming more important for news, especially in parts of the Global South, while legacy platforms such as Facebook are losing influence. \| [Start reading](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/dnr-executive-summary)
- [Overview and key findings](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/dnr-executive-summary "Overview and key findings")
- [Lee en español](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/es/digital-news-report/2023 "Lee en español ")
- [Country and market data](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/country-and-market-data "Country and market data")
- [Methodology](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/methodology "Methodology")
[Download PDF Report](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2023-06/Digital_News_Report_2023.pdf)
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With interest and trust in news still falling in many countries, the economic downturn puts further pressure on news business models, writes lead author Nic Newman.](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/dnr-executive-summary)
#### [Attitudes towards algorithms and their impact on news](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/attitudes-towards-algorithms-impact-news)
By Richard Fletcher
#### [**Unpacking news participation and online engagement over time**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/unpacking-news-participation-online%20engagement-over-time)
By Kirsten Eddy
#### [**Sources and drivers of news media criticism**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/sources-drivers-news-media-criticism)
By Craig T. Robertson
#### [**The importance of public service media for individuals and for society**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/importance-public-service-media-individuals-society)
By Rasmus Nielsen and Richard Fletcher
#### [**News podcasts: who is listening and what formats are working?**](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/news-podcasts-who-is-listening-what-formats-are-working)
By Nic Newman
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