Most Americans Choose News Based on Their Personal Beliefs
Reuters' 2020 Digital News Report reveals sobering facts
This year's Digital News Report also cited news org's online monetization problems.
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Key insights:
- The relationship between aggregators and publishers remains tense.
- Readers' views on journalist impartiality are changing.
- Most consumers get their news from third-party sources instead of directly, which complicates monetization.
Publishers still haven’t learned how to best monetize online, journalists are getting more political, consumers think “fake news is rampant,” and social media is encroaching on the news, according to this year’s Digital News Report.
