Platforms and social media

“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

A summary of our launch with Jane Barrett from Reuters, David Rhodes from Sky News and Basia Cummings from the Observer.

Two of the authors of the report discuss the role of generative AI, trust in news, subscriptions, news avoidance, podcasts and more.

The annual gathering will see our researchers share findings around generative AI, climate news and trust.