Post by account_disabled on Mar 11, 2024 9:16:43 GMT 5.5
The “ Digital News Report ” of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has been published , useful for understanding how the inhabitants of different nations learn the news. It is based on a questionnaire delivered online, between the end of January and the beginning of February 2020, to a representative sample of the population who declared having used news in the last month (in Italy 2015 individuals). The methodology tends to underrepresent those who do not use the internet. Trust in information The first thing that struck me is that only 29% of Italians (in line with the Americans and the English) say they trust the information system , down 11 points compared to the previous year.
Percentage that rises to 30% for news that appears among the results of India Mobile Number Data a search engine and drops to 19% when it emerges on social media. An aspect that is also linked to the very low propensity to pay for information (10%). The majority of compatriots, 65%, prefer sources that they consider neutral . The most credible newspaper is ANSA, the least credible is Fanpage. 54% say they are worried about what is real and what is fake. Facebook is cited as a leading location for incorrect news. Favorite information sources Among the most used news sources (in the last week), there has been an overtaking, albeit minimal, of online sources (including social media) on television. The inexorable free fall of printed media continues (22%).
The use of smartphones among the devices for accessing information is growing. Among the curiosities, I was surprised to discover that 32% of those interviewed say they have listened to a podcast in the last month. But what is the main access point to online news? Are there any relevant gatekeepers in Italy? To understand this, I obtained detailed results from the Reuters Institute. 27% of Italians mention social media, 37% say they use search engines (either to enter the name of a specific website, 21%, or to search for news, 16%). Only 18% report consulting the newspaper's website or app directly (on average in other countries this is the main access point). The role of aggregators is interesting: 23% of Italians say they visit the Google News section or the related application, 19% cite newspaper sites, 11% the press review. Residual values for Apple News (7%) and Flipboard (4%), Reddit (3%), Snapchat (2%).
Percentage that rises to 30% for news that appears among the results of India Mobile Number Data a search engine and drops to 19% when it emerges on social media. An aspect that is also linked to the very low propensity to pay for information (10%). The majority of compatriots, 65%, prefer sources that they consider neutral . The most credible newspaper is ANSA, the least credible is Fanpage. 54% say they are worried about what is real and what is fake. Facebook is cited as a leading location for incorrect news. Favorite information sources Among the most used news sources (in the last week), there has been an overtaking, albeit minimal, of online sources (including social media) on television. The inexorable free fall of printed media continues (22%).
The use of smartphones among the devices for accessing information is growing. Among the curiosities, I was surprised to discover that 32% of those interviewed say they have listened to a podcast in the last month. But what is the main access point to online news? Are there any relevant gatekeepers in Italy? To understand this, I obtained detailed results from the Reuters Institute. 27% of Italians mention social media, 37% say they use search engines (either to enter the name of a specific website, 21%, or to search for news, 16%). Only 18% report consulting the newspaper's website or app directly (on average in other countries this is the main access point). The role of aggregators is interesting: 23% of Italians say they visit the Google News section or the related application, 19% cite newspaper sites, 11% the press review. Residual values for Apple News (7%) and Flipboard (4%), Reddit (3%), Snapchat (2%).