The Future Laboratory

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Stat: People trust social media, but hesitate to pay for news, study shows

A study from Morning Consult showed social media has become a dominant news source, with nearly 40% of US adults turning to these platforms multiple times a day for updates.

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Culture & Media

Stat: Gen Z news consumption is mostly through social media video

In a stark shift from traditional news consumption, a January 2024 Morning Consult study in the US reveals that nearly three in five members of Generation Z (63%) turn to social media weekly for news, overshadowing broadcast news (27%) and cable news (30%).

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Culture & Media

Cox Media Group launches hyper-local streaming service

Cox Media Group (CMG) has officially introduced Neighborhood TV (NTV), a free ad-supported local streaming news service, which began its roll-out in Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, in August 2023.

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Culture & Media

Immersive VR journalism

Designers Jim Brady and Ward Goes on how virtual reality journalism will enable the public to experience and question how emphatic the news really is.