Thread by @rasmus_kleis

2019 @risj_oxford Digital News Report out. 38 markets. 6 continents, Independent, evidence-based, international analysis from @nicnewman @dragz @antoniskalog & our partners

5 key findings from me in thread, discussion under #DNR19, more in full report digitalnewsreport.org 1/7

We find only a small increase in the overall numbers paying for any online news, and even in countries with higher levels of payment, the vast majority only have ONE online subscription – suggesting that ‘winner takes most’ dynamics are likely to be important. 2/7

Role of platforms continue to evolve - in many countries, people say they are spending less time w/Facebook and more w/WhatsApp, Instagram, & YouTube than this time last year. Few users are abandoning FB entirely, though, and it remains most important social network for news. 3/7

Move to messaging apps and groups is present everywhere but w/very significant country difference - WhatsApp has become a primary network for discussing+sharing news in e.g Brazil (53%), Facebook Groups for discussing news and politics have become popular in e.g. Turkey (29%) 4/7

People worry about online fakery, and over 1/4 say they've started relying on more reputable sources as a result (plus another 1/4 saying they've stopped using dubious sources). While this will help some publishers, often low trust in news underlines it will not help everyone 5/7

While people find some journalism valuable, it is clear they are not impressed by much of what they come across, and issues go well beyond trust. Just 51% see media as good at helping them understand the news. 42% think media do a good job holding the rich+powerful to account 6/7

These are just 5 highlights.

Full report as PDF: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/…
DNR website: digitalnewsreport.org
Video:
Slideshare: slideshare.net/ReutersInstitu…

Thanks to everyone involved at @risj_oxford and beyond, our 15 funders, and all country partners. 7/7