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Strategies for building trust in news: What the public say they want in four countries
In this report, authored by Sayan Banerjee, Camila Mont'Alverne, Amy Ross Arguedas, Benjamin Toff, Richard Fletcher and Rasmus Nielsen, we look at what news organisations could do to respond to declining trust and the varying ways in which different groups in these countries think about these strategies
- Read a summary: en español
- Read the previous instalments from the project: Trust in news among marginalised communities | Trust in news on platforms | What we think we know (and what we don't know) about trust in news | Listening to what trust in news means to audiences | What attitudes towards news tell us about building trust | How news organisations navigate trade-offs around building trust in news | How audiences who lack trust in news navigate information on digital platforms
- Learn more about the project here
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Explore the Digital News Report 2023
This year's report offers new insights on social media, news avoidance and reader revenue, and explores how news participation has evolved over the years. | Read the executive summary | Download a PDF version | Watch our video summary | Explore the report in hundreds of slides | Watch our launch events
- Our podcast episode on the report featuring Nic Newman and Rasmus Nielsen. | Listen on: Spotify | Apple | Google
Report chapters
On algorithms and news
By Richard Fletcher
On the evolution of news participation
By Kirsten Eddy
On the sources and drivers of media criticism
By Craig T. Robertson
On the importance of public service media
By Rasmus Nielsen and Richard Fletcher
On the reach of news podcasts
By Nic Newman
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