Platforms and social media

A CAD 100m annual payout is reshaping the country’s news ecosystem. Four managers discuss who’s left behind and what it means for democracy

The editor-in-chief of ‘What Is Up, Indonesia?’ explains how the ‘not yet official’ news site doubled its following in a year

Our finding is consistent across countries and demographics. But many also want tech companies to be held responsible for falsehoods on their platforms.

“I see social media as a universe expanding,” says Christian Esguerra. “It’s polluted by so many shenanigans. So why not put more journalists there?”

We look at what sources of information people prefer to use when accessing local news and information such as crime and politics to weather and events.

We discuss which sources people use, including news organisations, fact-checking websites and other institutions, to check information they suspect is false, fake or misleading