At a glance, Australians distrust the news, but that's not the whole story

At a glance, Australians distrust the news, but that's not the whole story

The 2025 Digital News Report paints a complex picture of what Australians want from news outlets and comes at an interesting time.

Gender news gap widens, Australia warms to AI news: Digital News Report 2025

Women are increasingly moving away from news, social media surpasses web-based news and Australians are becoming less wary of news produced with AI: these are the major trends in the University of Canberra’s 2025 Digital News Report.The report, in its 11th annual edition, continues the observation of well-established movements over years. Some of the most […]

2025 Digital News Report: Young Women Disengaged

Every year one of my favourite things to get stuck into is the Digital News Report, and the lessons it offers for how a changing media landscape impacts how informed we are about the world. I’ve been publishing analysis on the report since Zee Feed’s first year in 2020. The 2025 Digital News Report (which you can read in full here) tackles newer topics like AI and podcasting, but also sounds the alarm on a growing trend: women’s disinterest in n…