Interest in news wanes globally, but more Australians turn to paid online options: research

June 16, 2022 4:20

New data shows Australians are increasingly turning away from the news, with online news consumption failing to ameliorate the declining uptake of traditional news media.

Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) found in its 2022 Digital News Report, released this week, the spike in news consumption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has diminished, with consumers in 46 countries exhibiting decreased interest in paying for online news.

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Seja Al Zaidi

Seja Al Zaidi was Mumbrella’s finance reporter, spearheading the publication’s coverage on the financials of advertising, marketing and media sectors.

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