The number of people globally who initially access news through a website or app has dropped by 10 points since 2018, and younger groups prefer to access news through social media, search or mobile aggregators, according to a report released on Tuesday.

TikTok really?

  • BIFF@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, mainly for 18-24 year old demographic, most of whom don’t seem to care much about the news, anyway. Interest in news generally seems to increase with age, though neither of these two statements is strictly true.

    • girlfreddy@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      Gotta be honest here … if I was 18-24 I wouldn’t be listening to anyone either. They’ve been lied to more than I ever was when I was that age 45 yrs ago.

    • Andreas@feddit.dkEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      It’s not that we don’t care about the news, it’s that the current news landscape doesn’t offer any options that are trustworthy and accessible. I can’t compare sources and alternative perspectives on an article if 90% of the news websites throw up a paywall at me. That leaves the free websites to public service and the most sensationalist junk. That’s why I use link aggregation sites a lot, because the news is curated by humans and there will always be nuanced discussion from multiple perspectives in the comments. Of course, this places trust in the link aggregation site to be powered by humans and not advertisers or influencers.