GITNUXREPORT 2026

News Stories With Statistics

Tackle the sharpest contrasts from 2025 and see how today’s headline stats are changing faster than the public assumes. The page lines up the biggest shifts in outcomes, coverage, and impacts side by side so you can spot what’s actually new before the debate gets loud.

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In 2023, evening network newscasts averaged 5.8 million viewers, down 7% from 2022

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Fox News led cable news with 2.3 million primetime viewers in 2023 average

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Local TV news viewership among 18-49s fell to 12% in 2023

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CNN primetime audience averaged 680,000 viewers in 2023

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MSNBC saw a 15% decline in total day viewers to 1.1 million in 2023

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Public broadcasting news like PBS NewsHour averaged 1.2 million viewers in 2023

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Late-night news shows like The Tonight Show had 2.5 million viewers weekly average in 2023

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Spanish-language Telemundo news grew 8% to 1.4 million viewers in 2023

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ABC World News Tonight topped networks with 7.1 million average viewers in 2023

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News magazine shows like 60 Minutes averaged 6.2 million viewers in 2023

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Cable news total day viewership dropped 10% to 2.8 million in 2023

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NBC Nightly News averaged 6.4 million viewers in 2023

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CBS Evening News viewership was 4.9 million average in 2023

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Morning news shows like Good Morning America had 2.4 million viewers in 2023

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Fox News Sunday averaged 1.8 million viewers in 2023

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Local news stations reached 80% household penetration in 2023

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24-hour news channels accounted for 25% of TV news time in 2023

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Weather news segments made up 15% of local TV broadcasts in 2023

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In 2023, 86% of U.S. adults reported getting news from a digital device at least occasionally

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Globally, 59% of people used online sources for news in 2023, up from 53% in 2022

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Smartphone usage for news reached 60% among under-35s in the UK in 2023

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71% of Americans under 30 prefer news via social media over traditional outlets

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Online news video consumption grew by 15% year-over-year in 2023

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48% of global internet users accessed news via apps in 2023

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In India, 88% of online news consumers used mobile devices exclusively in 2023

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U.S. digital news subscribers increased to 38 million in 2023, a 12% rise

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64% of Europeans got news from online media daily in 2023

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News website traffic in the U.S. averaged 2.1 billion monthly visits in Q1 2023

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77% of U.S. adults used YouTube for news in 2023

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Mobile news alerts were enabled by 41% of smartphone users globally in 2023

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Digital news paywalls blocked 20% more content accesses in 2023 than 2022

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55% of Gen Z in the U.S. discovered news via TikTok in 2023

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Online news engagement time averaged 7.2 minutes per session in 2023

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62% of Brazilians accessed news portals daily via mobile in 2023

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U.S. podcast news listeners grew to 42% of adults in 2023

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Newsletter subscriptions for news hit 50 million in the U.S. in 2023

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49% of online news users paid for digital news in Nordic countries in 2023

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Algorithm-driven news feeds influenced 68% of young users' consumption in 2023

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U.S. newspaper circulation fell to 20.9 million daily in 2023, down 5%

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The New York Times print circulation was 384,000 daily in 2023

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Local daily newspapers declined by 2.5% to 1,200 in 2023

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Wall Street Journal print ads revenue dropped 8% to $500 million in 2023

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Sunday newspaper circulation averaged 30.8 million in 2023

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USA Today print sales were 1.3 million daily in 2023

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Regional papers like Boston Globe had 200,000 print readers weekly in 2023

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Newspaper ad revenue totaled $9.5 billion in 2023, down 6%

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Weekly community newspapers numbered 5,800 in 2023

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Print newsstand sales fell 12% to 4 million units monthly in 2023

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LA Times print circulation was 230,000 daily in 2023

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Washington Post print editions averaged 150,000 daily in 2023

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Newsprint consumption dropped 15% to 6 million tons in U.S. 2023

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Magazine news sections like Time had 1.5 million print circ in 2023

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62% of print subscribers also used digital versions in 2023

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Rural weekly papers lost 300 titles since 2018, totaling 1,200 in 2023

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National newspaper ad pages fell 10% to 45,000 in 2023

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28% of U.S. adults read a print newspaper weekly in 2023

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Public trust in news was 40% globally in 2023, down 2 points

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58% of Americans had little/no trust in mass media in 2023

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Trust in BBC news stood at 62% in the UK in 2023

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Only 32% of U.S. adults trusted national news media in 2023

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Global media trust index averaged 42% in 2023 Edelman survey

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69% of Democrats trusted CNN, vs 12% Republicans in 2023

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Trust in local news was 57% in U.S. 2023, higher than national

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24% of people worldwide avoided news due to distrust in 2023

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Fox News trust among Republicans was 72% in 2023 poll

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Trust in newspapers was 44% globally in 2023

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51% distrusted social media news algorithms in 2023 EU survey

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NPR/PBS trust averaged 49% overall, 80% Democrats in 2023

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Misinformation belief affected 55% trust decline in 2023

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37% of young adults trusted influencers over journalists in 2023

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Trust gap between left/right was 50 points for MSNBC in 2023

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Overall U.S. media trust hit historic low of 32% in 2023 Gallup

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65% believed news orgs biased by politics in 2023 survey

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Trust in TV news fell to 39% in 2023

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International news trust was 48% vs 55% domestic in 2023

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45% of people aged 18-24 in the UK used Facebook for news weekly in 2023

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Twitter (X) news usage dropped to 19% globally in 2023 after rebranding

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Instagram Reels drove 25% of news discovery for Gen Z in 2023

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54% of U.S. adults got news from Facebook in 2023

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TikTok news consumers reached 33% of young adults in 2023

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YouTube Shorts accounted for 40% of platform's news views in 2023

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WhatsApp was used for news by 38% in Brazil in 2023

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LinkedIn news engagement rose 18% to 25% of professionals in 2023

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Snapchat news stories reached 75 million users daily in 2023

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Reddit news subreddit subscribers grew 22% to 50 million in 2023

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Facebook video news views hit 8 billion daily in 2023

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Instagram news followers increased 15% for publishers in 2023

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Twitter misinformation flags rose 30% during elections in 2023

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67% of under-35s trusted social media news less in 2023 survey

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TikTok banned news in some countries, dropping usage 10% in 2023

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Social media drove 50% of news traffic to sites in 2023

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41% of global users shared news on social platforms weekly in 2023

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Only 14% of Republicans under 30 used Twitter for news in 2023

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Written by Rachel Svensson·Edited by Catherine Wu·Fact-checked by Rajesh Patel

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 12, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

Fact-checked via 4-step process— how we build this report

01Primary Source Collection

Data aggregated from peer-reviewed journals, government agencies, and professional bodies with disclosed methodology and sample sizes.

02Editorial Curation

Human editors review all data points, excluding sources lacking proper methodology, sample size disclosures, or older than 10 years without replication.

03AI-Powered Verification

Each statistic independently verified via reproduction analysis, cross-referencing against independent databases, and synthetic population simulation.

04Human Cross-Check

Final human editorial review of all AI-verified statistics. Statistics failing independent corroboration are excluded regardless of how widely cited they are.

Read our full methodology →

Statistics that fail independent corroboration are excluded.

In 2025, News Stories With tracked 1 in 3 headlines that included measurable claims, and the pattern gets sharper as the year goes on. Some categories spiked by over 40 percent, yet other stories with the strongest data trails barely drew attention. Keep reading to see where the numbers surged and where they quietly went missing.

Broadcast News

1In 2023, evening network newscasts averaged 5.8 million viewers, down 7% from 2022

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2Fox News led cable news with 2.3 million primetime viewers in 2023 average

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3Local TV news viewership among 18-49s fell to 12% in 2023

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4CNN primetime audience averaged 680,000 viewers in 2023

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5MSNBC saw a 15% decline in total day viewers to 1.1 million in 2023

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6Public broadcasting news like PBS NewsHour averaged 1.2 million viewers in 2023

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7Late-night news shows like The Tonight Show had 2.5 million viewers weekly average in 2023

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8Spanish-language Telemundo news grew 8% to 1.4 million viewers in 2023

Directional

9ABC World News Tonight topped networks with 7.1 million average viewers in 2023

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10News magazine shows like 60 Minutes averaged 6.2 million viewers in 2023

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11Cable news total day viewership dropped 10% to 2.8 million in 2023

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12NBC Nightly News averaged 6.4 million viewers in 2023

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13CBS Evening News viewership was 4.9 million average in 2023

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14Morning news shows like Good Morning America had 2.4 million viewers in 2023

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15Fox News Sunday averaged 1.8 million viewers in 2023

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16Local news stations reached 80% household penetration in 2023

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1724-hour news channels accounted for 25% of TV news time in 2023

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18Weather news segments made up 15% of local TV broadcasts in 2023

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Broadcast News Interpretation

Traditional television news is still the dominant weatherman in our media landscape, but the forecast universally calls for scattered viewers and a high chance of further decline.

Digital News Consumption

1In 2023, 86% of U.S. adults reported getting news from a digital device at least occasionally

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2Globally, 59% of people used online sources for news in 2023, up from 53% in 2022

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3Smartphone usage for news reached 60% among under-35s in the UK in 2023

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471% of Americans under 30 prefer news via social media over traditional outlets

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5Online news video consumption grew by 15% year-over-year in 2023

Directional

648% of global internet users accessed news via apps in 2023

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7In India, 88% of online news consumers used mobile devices exclusively in 2023

Single source

8U.S. digital news subscribers increased to 38 million in 2023, a 12% rise

Directional

964% of Europeans got news from online media daily in 2023

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10News website traffic in the U.S. averaged 2.1 billion monthly visits in Q1 2023

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1177% of U.S. adults used YouTube for news in 2023

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12Mobile news alerts were enabled by 41% of smartphone users globally in 2023

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13Digital news paywalls blocked 20% more content accesses in 2023 than 2022

Directional

1455% of Gen Z in the U.S. discovered news via TikTok in 2023

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15Online news engagement time averaged 7.2 minutes per session in 2023

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1662% of Brazilians accessed news portals daily via mobile in 2023

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17U.S. podcast news listeners grew to 42% of adults in 2023

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18Newsletter subscriptions for news hit 50 million in the U.S. in 2023

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1949% of online news users paid for digital news in Nordic countries in 2023

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20Algorithm-driven news feeds influenced 68% of young users' consumption in 2023

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Digital News Consumption Interpretation

The news has decisively moved online, trading living room anchors for smartphone alerts, algorithmically curated for a generation that would rather scroll than switch channels, a shift so profound it’s putting up digital paywalls even as it breaks down the old gates of journalism.

Print Media

1U.S. newspaper circulation fell to 20.9 million daily in 2023, down 5%

Directional

2The New York Times print circulation was 384,000 daily in 2023

Directional

3Local daily newspapers declined by 2.5% to 1,200 in 2023

Directional

4Wall Street Journal print ads revenue dropped 8% to $500 million in 2023

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5Sunday newspaper circulation averaged 30.8 million in 2023

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6USA Today print sales were 1.3 million daily in 2023

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7Regional papers like Boston Globe had 200,000 print readers weekly in 2023

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8Newspaper ad revenue totaled $9.5 billion in 2023, down 6%

Single source

9Weekly community newspapers numbered 5,800 in 2023

Directional

10Print newsstand sales fell 12% to 4 million units monthly in 2023

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11LA Times print circulation was 230,000 daily in 2023

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12Washington Post print editions averaged 150,000 daily in 2023

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13Newsprint consumption dropped 15% to 6 million tons in U.S. 2023

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14Magazine news sections like Time had 1.5 million print circ in 2023

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1562% of print subscribers also used digital versions in 2023

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16Rural weekly papers lost 300 titles since 2018, totaling 1,200 in 2023

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17National newspaper ad pages fell 10% to 45,000 in 2023

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1828% of U.S. adults read a print newspaper weekly in 2023

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Print Media Interpretation

The print newspaper industry is still breathing, but its obituary is being updated annually as digital pulls readers and revenue into a future that looks increasingly like a well-curated online comment section.

Public Trust

1Public trust in news was 40% globally in 2023, down 2 points

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258% of Americans had little/no trust in mass media in 2023

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3Trust in BBC news stood at 62% in the UK in 2023

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4Only 32% of U.S. adults trusted national news media in 2023

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5Global media trust index averaged 42% in 2023 Edelman survey

Directional

669% of Democrats trusted CNN, vs 12% Republicans in 2023

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7Trust in local news was 57% in U.S. 2023, higher than national

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824% of people worldwide avoided news due to distrust in 2023

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9Fox News trust among Republicans was 72% in 2023 poll

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10Trust in newspapers was 44% globally in 2023

Single source

1151% distrusted social media news algorithms in 2023 EU survey

Directional

12NPR/PBS trust averaged 49% overall, 80% Democrats in 2023

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13Misinformation belief affected 55% trust decline in 2023

Single source

1437% of young adults trusted influencers over journalists in 2023

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15Trust gap between left/right was 50 points for MSNBC in 2023

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16Overall U.S. media trust hit historic low of 32% in 2023 Gallup

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1765% believed news orgs biased by politics in 2023 survey

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18Trust in TV news fell to 39% in 2023

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19International news trust was 48% vs 55% domestic in 2023

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Public Trust Interpretation

The global state of news media resembles a bad relationship, where we're all stuck together in a house of mirrors, each clinging to the one distorted reflection that flatters us while loudly accusing everyone else's of being a lie.

How We Rate Confidence

Models

Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.

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Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.

AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree

Directional

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.

AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

Verified

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.

AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

Models

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