📰 Media & Journalism Jun 16, 2026 · Charlotte Tobitt

Publishing trends for 2026: Tech platforms overtake publishers as global news source

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Publishing trends for 2026: Tech platforms overtake publishers as global news source
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Social and video platforms are now a bigger source of news consumption globally than TV or news websites/apps, according the 2026 Reuters Digital News Report on publishing trends.



The report also found that the use of AI chatbots for news has not changed in the UK and US over the past year, although usage has grown from 7% globally to 10%.



Trust in news is at a record low since the Digital News Report began its surveys in 2015, while interest in news has fallen notably in five years &#8211

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