Corporate DispatchPro GUY FAULCONBRIDGE VIA THE REUTERS FOUNDATION EDITING BY STEPHEN ADDISON
The future of media: more digital and more economic pain, Reuters Institute says The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a significant increase in news consumption, but the economic turmoil is forcing news businesses to accelerate their move to digital, The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism said. The coronavirus lockdowns prompted a global rise in viewing of television and online news though concerns about misinformation remain high, with Facebook and WhatsApp seen as the main channels for spreading so called “fake news”. The broader picture is that the outbreak is accelerating the trends wrought by the technological revolution, including the rise of smartphones as an interface of news consumption, The Reuters Institute said in its annual Digital News Report (www. digitalnewsreport.org). “The headline is that we see an accelerated move to digital media and mobile media and various kinds of platforms,” Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, director of the Reuters Institute, said by telephone. “This is accompanied by a continued decline in trust in news and growing concerns over misinformation, in particular on social media and from some politicians.” The biggest increase in concern over media misinformation was in Hong Kong - where anti-government protesters have opposed attempts by China to tighten its control of the former British colony. 39
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