Ex-BBC strategist/journalist following and commenting on the future
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RT @mediapartyorg: Nic Newman (@nicnewman) is a Senior Research Associate at the @risj_oxford and lead author of the Journalism, Media, and…
9/ Finally we find countries mostly in Northern Europe with limited or hybrid creator ecosystems. Lower use of social media, older populations, and the strength and relative trust in established news brands have limited the emergence of independent news creators, so far at least
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10/Overall, there is much that news publishers can learn from news creators in terms of tone and accessibility and relationship building, but the way this develops will be different across markets. full chapter here ... reutersinstitute.politics.ox…
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Who controls information and does it matter? In The Sound of Soft Power on BBC Radio 4, Saturday, 8pm, I trace the start of international radio asking what its future is, featuring @nicnewman @ivanastradner. The Radio Times calls it "timely and fascinating"
Our trends report for 2026 is out now. AI uncertainty/disruption, the rise of creators and the video-fication of news are some of the key themes ...
Publishers expect traffic from search to fall by 43% in the next 3 years. This is one of the findings of our new report on media trends. Authored by Nic Newman, it's based on a survey of 280 media leaders.
Full report
buff.ly/Dh2JIuT
7 findings in thread
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We've just published the most comprehensive study of news creators to date covering 24 countries. Authored by @nicnewman @amyross87 @mitalilive @richrdfletcher, it identifies the most mentioned voices in each country
📱Click to read buff.ly/bL6y8Hj
🧵6 findings in thread
The Digital Growth Summit is one of my favourite events and I'm back this year talking about the growing impact of creators (human) on the one hand and the advance of AI (non-human) on the other. Join us on 14th October. More details lnkd.in/exiG2rsZ
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Our Digital News Report 2025 is out!
📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers
📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25
Our Digital News Report 2025 is out today with data from 48 markets. Publishers face new competition from online influencers + AI chatbots. Online video is booming. News subscriptions remain flat . #DNR25
📱Explore full report reutersinstitute.politics.ox… + 🧵 thread
15/ 📌 These are just a few highlights from #DNR25 - my last as lead author.
We encourage you to explore it in full. Here are a few key links:
📱 Explore the report online
reutersinstitute.politics.ox…
📄 Download PDF reutersinstitute.politics.ox…
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Special thanks to my co-authors and researchers + partners & sponsors
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