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Reuters Institute digital news report 2026

Abstract:: The fifteenth Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford examines changing patterns of news consumption across 48 markets, based on a YouGov survey of almost 100,000 respondents. The report documents a significant milestone in the evolution of digital news. Social media and video networks have displaced news organisations’ own websites and apps and TV news as the most widely used way of accessing news. Growth is seen in the use of AI chatbots, online news video, and news-focused creators have become a more prominent part of the information environment. Trust in news has fallen to its lowest level since measurement began in 2015, concerns about misinformation have increased, and interest in news continues to decline in many countries. Despite these shifts, audiences continue to value impartial news, support many established news brands, and express positive attitudes towards the social impact of public service news.

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Egan, J., Robertson, C. T., Ross Arguedas, A., Newman, N., Nielsen, R. K., Mukherjee, M., & Fletcher, R. (2026). Reuters Institute digital news report 2026. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

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Egan, J, et al. Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, 2026.

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Egan, J, CT Robertson, A Ross Arguedas, et al. 2026. Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
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+ Egan, J More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
Sub department:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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+ Robertson, CT More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
Sub department:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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+ Ross Arguedas, A More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
Sub department:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Role:: Author

+ Newman, N More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
Sub department:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Role:: Author

+ Nielsen, RK More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
Sub department:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Role:: Author

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Publisher:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Place of publication:: Oxford, UK
Publication date:: 2026-06-16
DOI:: 10.60625/risj-4vgf-s811
ISBN:: 9781914566318

Language:: English
Keywords:: news

social media

online video

AI chatbots

trust in news

news creators
Pubs id:: 2434298
Local pid:: pubs:2434298
Source identifiers:: W7164922126
Deposit date:: 2026-06-17
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_bdec3e829aee430195569d908881c74a

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Copyright holder:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Copyright date:: 2026
Rights statement:: © Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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