In this episode of Future of Journalism we look at people access news and information about topics in their local area. In this episode of Future of Journalism we look at the levels at which people access news and information about topics in their local area and whether they prefer to use news media or platforms to do so. We explore how this correlates with interest in news in general and how these trends vary around the world. We also discuss how news publishers can better engage audiences on a local level.
Speakers:
Richard Fletcher is a co-author of the Digital News Report and is the Director of Research at the Reuters Institute.
Host Mitali Mukherjee is the Director of the Reuters Institute and is a political economy journalist with more than two decades of experience in TV, print and digital journalism.
Find a full transcript on our website: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-podcast-digital-news-report-2025-episode-6-how-people-navigate-local-news-and-information
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In this episode of Future of Journalism we look at people access news and information about topics in their local area. In this episode of Future of Journalism we look at the levels at which people access news and information about topics in their local area and whether they prefer to use news media or platforms to do so. We explore how this correlates with interest in news in general and how these trends vary around the world. We also discuss how news publishers can better engage audiences on a local level.
Speakers:
Richard Fletcher is a co-author of the Digital News Report and is the Director of Research at the Reuters Institute.
Host Mitali Mukherjee is the Director of the Reuters Institute and is a political economy journalist with more than two decades of experience in TV, print and digital journalism.
Find a full transcript on our website: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-podcast-digital-news-report-2025-episode-6-how-people-navigate-local-news-and-information
Digital News Report 2025. Episode 4: How people check if information is real or fake
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
26 minutes
2 months ago
Digital News Report 2025. Episode 4: How people check if information is real or fake
We discuss how people check information that they suspect might be false, fake or misleading, and the role of news organisations in this process. If people come across information which they suspect may be false, fake or misleading, where do they turn to verify or debunk it? This is the question at the heart of this episode of our podcast mini series on the Digital News Report 2025. We discuss what are the most frequently named sources, where news organisations fit in among the wider choice of institutions, platforms and fac-checking websites, and how this all varies according to different audience factors.
Speakers:
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is a Professor at the Department of Communication of the University of Copenhagen and a Senior Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. He is a co-author of the Digital News Report 2025.
Host Mitali Mukherjee is the Director of the Reuters Institute and is a political economy journalist with more than two decades of experience in TV, print and digital journalism.
Find a full transcript here:
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-podcast-digital-news-report-2025-episode-4-how-people-check-if-information-real-or-fake
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
In this episode of Future of Journalism we look at people access news and information about topics in their local area. In this episode of Future of Journalism we look at the levels at which people access news and information about topics in their local area and whether they prefer to use news media or platforms to do so. We explore how this correlates with interest in news in general and how these trends vary around the world. We also discuss how news publishers can better engage audiences on a local level.
Speakers:
Richard Fletcher is a co-author of the Digital News Report and is the Director of Research at the Reuters Institute.
Host Mitali Mukherjee is the Director of the Reuters Institute and is a political economy journalist with more than two decades of experience in TV, print and digital journalism.
Find a full transcript on our website: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-podcast-digital-news-report-2025-episode-6-how-people-navigate-local-news-and-information
