Youths largely avoid news: says Reuter's survey
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New Delhi: Young people are increasingly turning away from news, says a survey by Reuters.
The 2022 Reuters Institute Digital News Report surveying 46 markets through online questionnaire shows people trust news less and less.
The annual report states traditional news media declined nearly in all countries, reports Hindu based on the survey.
The number of people who "avoid news' have gone up sharply across countries which the report call 'selective avoidance".
Many respondents to the survey say they were "put off by the repetitiveness of the news agenda" , which makes them averse to news. This is especially so in the case of politics and Covid-19.
At least 29 per cent respondents said they were worn out by news while a 29 per cent said they avoided news because they didn't trust it.
About one-third making up 36 percent who were under 35 said news destroyed their mood. A sizable section, making up 17 percent, would not turn to news to avoid getting into arguments.
More interestingly, a 16% said reading the news led to feelings of powerlessness.
The report where it focused on Indian media called India a strongly mobile-focused market. About 72 percent respondents updated on news through smartphones while 35 percent consumed news on computers.
Suggesting a major shift, 84 percent of Indian respondents sources news online, while 63 percent on social media and 59 percent from television, the report said.
Despite the flood of online media, the trustworthiness of print and public broadcasters continued to be high in India.