Users are increasingly looking to messaging apps as a source of news, where peer-to-peer sharing cuts through the noise of social media, according to Reuters Institute for Journalism’s latest Digital News Report.
Although more than half of respondents (54%) use social media as a source of news, the report detailed that growth in social media for news is flattening out in some markets, while messaging apps that are more private and tend not to filter content algorithmically are becoming increasingly popular.
Overall, around a quarter (23%) of the 70,000 respondents across over 30 countries said they now find, share, or discuss Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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