Episode Description
The Reuters Institute's new digital news report lays bare the challenges facing journalism as people increasingly stop seeking out news products. Instead, news is a feature of other products. Jim Egan, one of the report's authors, joins me to discuss the implications.
Chapters:
00:00 Beehiiv Spot
01:29 Welcome
02:00 The Digital News Report
02:55 News Becomes a Feature
06:59 Video Wins Offsite
08:14 Paying for News Ceiling
12:43 News Avoidance Rising
15:52 AI Chatbots for News
17:50 Rise of News Creators
20:54 Focus on News Lovers
23:00 Trust and Its Limits
29:44 Platform Strategy Reality
34:50 Other Report Signals
37:28 Global Video Markets