Reuters 2025 Digital News Report: Is Social Media and AI Replacing Newsrooms?

Reuters 2025 Digital News Report: Is Social Media and AI Replacing Newsrooms?

The Digital News Report 2025 reveals how AI, video, and influencers are reshaping global news habits, as trust in traditional media continues to fall.

Digital News Report: the want for reliable information has never been greater

Looking at the data from the 2025 Digital News Report, issued today, one thing is strikingly clear: Europe (and the world) is in the midst of a trust crisis. At this moment, we are witnessing populist governments amassing rapid support, misinformation becoming endlessly prolific, and the want for trusted news has never been greater. This fourteenth edition of the Report is based on data from six continents and 48 countries.  While the demand for…

Digital News Report 2025: exponential media change is here

Today is that day. If you’re interested in journalism, the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 is out. The metamedia websites, newsletters and podcasts will be abuzz with stories or commentary about it. And I’m certainly no exception.Do I have thoughts? Oh, do I. I’ve had access to an early copy for the best part of a week, and so this is less a hot take, than a well-baked and tastefully seasoned one. Rather than digging too much into the…