Digital News Report 2019

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Reuters Institute
Digital News Report
2019

World’s biggest ongoing news survey - 2019
75,000
respondents
38 Markets
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Methodology
RESEARCH CONDUCTED ONLINE IN JANUARY/EARLY FEBRUARY 2019
3
Country Sample Size
Internet
penetration
USA 2012 9...

Key findings
More people are
paying for online
news (in some
countries) but the
limits of
subscription are
becoming clear
...

“ I now realize that good journalism requires
money. If I keep relying only on free news
stories, the quality of journalis...

With the exception of the US & Nordics the proportion
paying for news remains flat
7
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20...

8
Winner takes all environment?
HALF OF US SUBSCRIPTIONS GOING TO 3 PUBLICATIONS …
EVERYONE CHASING SAME GROUP OF EDUCATED...

9
Proportion of digital-only subscribers – selected markets

10
Average (median) number of subscriptions is ONE
Q7a. Have you paid for ONLINE news content, or accessed a paid for ONLI...

11
Average (median) number of subscriptions is ONE –
Germany

12
News is competing on value with other options ….
15%If you could only have one subscription next year?
Netflix etc Spot...

13
Consumers don’t always like this interruption ….
“I prefer it if they flag
premium/paid-for content
up before they make...

14
Proportion that say they see a paywall less than once a week –
selected markets

16
Main gateways to news : Four models of online access

17
Relationship between preference for direct news access
and digital news subscriptions

18
Proportion that used a newsletter/mobile alert in the last
week (2014-19) – selected countries

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First contact with
the news

20
Proportion that used each for first contact with news (2016
and 2019) – UK and USA

43%
34%
11%
3%
2%
News website or app
Social media
Homescreen links
Email
Aggregator
Other/Don't know
Q9d You mentioned th...

22
Proportion of smartphone-first users that used each for first
contact with news

SPAIN
UK
24
FRANCE
GERMANY
USA
access news
via smartphone
across all
38 countries
66%
64%
57%
59%
56%
+4
8b Which, if any,...

25
Main device for news (2013-19) - UK

27
Proportion that used each news aggregator in the last week
(2017 and 2019) – Selected Regions

28
Proportion that used Apple News in the last week, 2016-19 –
US / UK

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Social media and
the move to
messaging

Pivot to private and ephemeral messaging
8%
Q12a/b. Which, if any, of the following have you used for any purpose/for news...

Net difference in time spent with each social network in
last year - UK
31

Proportion of Facebook and Whatsapp users that used
each type of group in the past month – selected markets
32

Proportion that used Instagram and Snapchat for news –
Selected Markets
33

34
Q12B. Which, if any, of the following have you used for news in the last week? Showing WhastApp code
Base: Total sample...

35
Proportion of Facebook and WhatsApp users that are
members of each group

36
Proportion that trusts most news from social media most of
the time

38
Proportion that trusts most news most of the time

39
Proportion that trusts most news most of the time

40
Proportion that trusts most news most of the time over time –
USA and UK

41
Proportion concerned about what is real and what is fake on the
internet when it comes to news – All Markets

43
Proportion that say they have changed online habits in the last
year – All Markets

44
Proportion that say they have changed online habits in the last
year – Selected Markets

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Alternative and
partisan websites

46
Proportion that have heard/used each in the last week

47

48

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Populism and the
media

50
Proportion with populist attitudes – selected markets

51
Main source of news by populist attitudes – USA

52
Main gateway to online news by attitudes – Europe and USA

53
Proportion that use each social network for news by attitudes –
Europe and USA

54
Proportion that interact with news on social media by attitudes –
Europe and USA

55
Proportion that use each outlet for news by attitudes – UK

56
Cross-platform audience map - UK

57
Cross-platform audience map - USA

58
Cross-platform audience map - Germany

59
Cross-platform audience map - Germany

60
Cross-platform audience map - Sweden

61
Cross-platform audience map - Spain

62
Cross-platform audience map - France

63
Cross-platform audience map - Italy

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Attitudes towards
the news media

65
Proportion that agreed with each attitude towards the news – All Markets

66
Proportion that agreed with each attitude towards the news –
Selected Markets

67
Selected Markets

68
Selected Markets

69
Selected Markets

70
Proportion that trusts news by attitudes towards the news – All
Markets

71
Proportion that paid for online news in the last year by attitudes
towards the news – All Markets

72
Proportion that agrees that the news media monitor and
scrutinise the powerful – All Markets

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Young people and
the news

74
Proportion that said each was their first contact with news in the
morning by age - Selected Markets

75
Proportion that uses each during first contact with news in the
morning via smartphone by age – Selected Markets

76
Proportion that used each social network for news in the last
week – All Markets

77
Proportion that prefers text over video by age – All Markets

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Podcasts and audio

79
Proportion that used a podcast in the last month

80
Proportion that used a podcast in the last month – by age

81
Proportion that used each device to listen to podcasts – UK

82
Proportion that used a podcast in each location by age –
Selected Markets

83
Proportion that used a podcast via private/public transport
in the last month – Selected Markets

84
Main reasons for listening to podcasts by age – UK

85
Proportion that used each podcast genre in the last month –
All Markets

86
Proportion that used a smart speaker for any purpose/for news
in the last week – Selected Markets

87
Proportion of smart speaker owners that use each device – USA

89
Proportion that often or sometimes actively avoids the news
– All markets

90
Reasons for avoiding news - UK

91
Reasons for avoiding news among leave and remain voters
- UK

Key data by country

93
UK: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK
RISJ Digital News Report 2019

94
UK:SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

95
UK: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

96
AUSTRIA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

97
AUSTRIA:SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

98
AUSTRIA: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

99
BELGIUM: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

100
BELGIUM: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

101
BELGIUM: BRAND TRUST

102
BELGIUM: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

103
BULGARIA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

104
BULGARIA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

105
BULGARIA: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

106
CROATIA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

107
CROATIA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

108
CROATIA: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

109
CZECH REPUBLIC: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST
WEEK

110
CZECH REPUBLIC: SOURCES, DEVICES AND
TRUST

111
CZECH REPUBLIC: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL
MEDIA

112
DENMARK: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

113
DENMARK: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

114
DENMARK: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

115
FINLAND: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

116
FINLAND: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

117
FINLAND: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

118
FRANCE: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

119
FRANCE: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

120
FRANCE: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

121
GERMANY: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

122
GERMANY: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

123
GERMANY: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

124
GREECE: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

125
GREECE: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

126
GREECE: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

127
HUNGARY: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

128
HUNGARY: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

129
HUNGARY: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

130
IRELAND: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

131
IRELAND: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

132
IRELAND: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

133
ITALY: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

134
ITALY: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

135
ITALY:PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

136
NETHERLANDS: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST
WEEK

137
NETHERLANDS: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

138
NETHERLANDS: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL
MEDIA

139
NORWAY: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

140
NORWAY: SOURCES DEVICES AND TRUST

141
NORWAY: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

142
POLAND: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

143
POLAND: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

144
POLAND: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

145
PORTUGAL: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

146
PORTUGAL: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

147
PORTUGAL: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

148
ROMANIA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

149
ROMANIA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

150
ROMANIA: PAY AND SOCIAL MEDIA

151
SLOVAKIA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

152
SLOVAKIA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

153
SLOVAKIA: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

154
SPAIN: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

155
SPAIN: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

156
SPAIN: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

157
SWEDEN: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

158
SWEDEN: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

159
SWEDEN: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

160
SWITZERLAND: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST
WEEK

161
SWITZERLAND: TRUST, SOURCES AND DEVICES

162
SWITZERLAND: BRAND TRUST

163
SWITZERLAND: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL
MEDIA

164
TURKEY: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

165
TURKEY: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

166
TURKEY: PAY AND SOCIAL MEDIA

167
USA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

168
USA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

169
USA: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

170
ARGENTINA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

171
ARGENTINA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

172
ARGENTINA: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

173
BRAZIL: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

174
BRAZIL: TRUST, SOURCES & DEVICES

175
BRAZIL: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

176
CANADA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

177
CANADA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

178
CANADA: BRAND TRUST

179
CANADA: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

180
CHILE: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

181
CHILE: TRUST, DEVICES AND SOURCES

182
CHILE: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

183
MEXICO: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

184
MEXICO: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

185
MEXICO: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

186
AUSTRALIA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

187
AUSTRALIA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

188
AUSTRALIA: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL
MEDIA

189
HONG KONG: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

190
HONG KONG: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

191
HONG KONG: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND
SHARING

192
JAPAN: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

193
JAPAN: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

194
JAPAN: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

195
MALAYSIA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

196
MALAYSIA: TRUST, SOURCES AND DEVICES

197
MALAYSIA: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

198
SINGAPORE: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

199
SINGAPORE: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

200
SINGAPORE: PAY, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL
MEDIA

201
SOUTH KOREA: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST
WEEK

202
SOUTH KOREA: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

203
SOUTH KOREA: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND
SHARING

204
TAIWAN: NEWS BRANDS USED LAST WEEK

205
TAIWAN: SOURCES, DEVICES AND TRUST

206
TAIWAN: PAY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING

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