nicnewman

Ex-BBC strategist/journalist following and commenting on the future

[Josephine McDermott @JoMcDermott]

Who controls information and does it matter? In The Sound of Soft Power on BBC Radio 4, Saturday, 8pm, I trace the start of international radio asking what its future is, featuring @nicnewman @ivanastradner. The Radio Times calls it "timely and fascinating"

[nicnewman @nicnewman]

Our trends report for 2026 is out now. AI uncertainty/disruption, the rise of creators and the video-fication of news are some of the key themes ...

[Reuters Institute @risj_oxford]

Publishers expect traffic from search to fall by 43% in the next 3 years. This is one of the findings of our new report on media trends. Authored by Nic Newman, it's based on a survey of 280 media leaders.

Full report
https://t.co/OUJEXZvHpU
7 findings in thread

[Reuters Institute @risj_oxford]

We've just published the most comprehensive study of news creators to date covering 24 countries. Authored by @nicnewman @amyross87 @mitalilive @richrdfletcher, it identifies the most mentioned voices in each country

📱Click to read https://t.co/68ZdL2fYg5
🧵6 findings in thread

[nicnewman @nicnewman]

The Digital Growth Summit is one of my favourite events and I'm back this year talking about the growing impact of creators (human) on the one hand and the advance of AI (non-human) on the other. Join us on 14th October. More details https://t.co/FHlB5MXryZ

[Reuters Institute @risj_oxford]

Our Digital News Report 2025 is out!

📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers

📱Explore now https://t.co/I2o3QjqABU
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25

[nicnewman @nicnewman]

Special thanks to my co-authors and researchers + partners & sponsors
@GoogleNewsInit @BBCNews @CEM_Medias
@Code4Africa @CNaM_ie @CommvdMedia @EdelmanUK @FrittOrd KPF @BredowInstitut @mediasaatio @nhk_news @Ofcom @Reuters @roskildeuni @UniCanberra @fcomunav @FundacionGabo

[nicnewman @nicnewman]

Our Digital News Report 2025 is out today with data from 48 markets. Publishers face new competition from online influencers + AI chatbots. Online video is booming. News subscriptions remain flat . #DNR25

📱Explore full report https://t.co/2bjWxZCv88 + 🧵 thread

[nicnewman @nicnewman]

15/ 📌 These are just a few highlights from #DNR25 - my last as lead author.

We encourage you to explore it in full. Here are a few key links:

📱 Explore the report online
https://t.co/2bjWxZCv88
📄 Download PDF https://t.co/fPtcxbpG4m