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Digital News Report shows Australian consumers want independence and impartiality in news and they’re willing to pay for it

June 16, 2020 11:12

54% of news consumers want impartial news and 62% consider independent journalism very or extremely important, according to the annual Digital News Report (DNR) from the University of Canberra.

Through what has been a traumatic year for Australians, trust in news has fluctuated, plummeting to just 38% during the bushfire crisis, but rising to 53% in the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 61% for local reporting on the virus.

Digital News Report 2020 – News use by demographic [Click to enlarge]

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Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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