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Archives: June 13, 2018

Laura Hazard OwenJune 13, 2018

After years of growth, the use of social media for news is falling across the world

But messaging apps are picking up the slack, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism finds in its 2018 Digital News Report.

Antonis Kalogeropoulos and Richard FletcherJune 13, 2018

In the U.S., the left trusts the mainstream media more than the right, and the gap is growing

As Facebook moves to privilege “broadly trusted” sources in its News Feed, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism research shows that broadcasters and newspapers are more trusted than digital-born outlets across a number of countries.

Shan WangJune 13, 2018

For the World Cup, livestreamed online video is threatening to score the equalizer on traditional TV

In both the U.S. and China, more people say they’ll watch matches via live video online than via terrestrial, cable, or satellite television.

Christine SchmidtJune 13, 2018

“Did you even READ the piece?” This startup wants to make that question obsolete for commenters

The battle against the uncivil comments section is also a battle against high bounce rates for reallyread.it.

Laura Hazard OwenJune 13, 2018

Civil promises that you don’t have to care about blockchain to care about what it’s doing (also, its first newsrooms just launched)

But beyond the crypto talk, how to actually pay for journalism very much remains an unsolved problem.