Australians just aren't that interested in news and politics: Survey

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Australian news consumers access news less often and have lower interest in it compared to citizens in many other countries. At the same time, Australians are more likely to think the news media are doing a good job keeping them up-to-date and explaining what’s happening.

These findings are contained in the Digital News Report: Australia 2019. In its fifth year, the Digital News Report Australia is part of a 38-country survey coordinated by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.


Read more at http://www.adnews.com.au/news/australians-just-aren-t-that-interested-in-news-and-politics-survey#AWhoz27EXHyU5eyA.99

 
 

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Period13 Jun 2019

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  • TitleAustralians just aren't that interested in news and politics: Survey
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletAdnews
    Media typeWeb
    CountryAustralia
    Date13/06/19
    DescriptionAustralian news consumers access news less often and have lower interest in it compared to citizens in many other countries. At the same time, Australians are more likely to think the news media are doing a good job keeping them up-to-date and explaining what’s happening.

    These findings are contained in the Digital News Report: Australia 2019. In its fifth year, the Digital News Report Australia is part of a 38-country survey coordinated by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.


    Read more at http://www.adnews.com.au/news/australians-just-aren-t-that-interested-in-news-and-politics-survey#AWhoz27EXHyU5eyA.99
    Producer/AuthorAdnews
    PersonsCaroline Fisher, Sora Park, Glen Fuller, Yoonmo Sang, Jee Young LEE
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