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
In this episode we discuss what news publishers are excited and concerned about in the year ahead. From the rapid evolution in the platform referral model to advances in capability of generative AI, newsrooms are having to deal with a raft of drastic changes in news production and audience behaviour. In this discussion, two authors of our yearly Trends and Predictions report, based on survey data of over 300 news leaders in 51 countries, break down what's keeping news leaders awake at night, what areas they plan to prioritise this year and what may happen to journalism in 2025. They look at generative AI, reader revenue, news influencers, product innovation and a lot more.
You can read the full report here: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2025
A transcript of this podcast is available here: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/what-should-we-expect-journalism-2025
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
