The statistic presents results of a survey regarding whether the distribution of fake and inaccurate news will weaken or strengthen the position of news media online. According to the source, 70 percent of editors, CEOs, and digital leaders at online news media stated that the distribution of fake news would strengthen the position of their company.
Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online?
The source provides the following information about the survey: "Over half of the participants were from organisations with a print background (51%), around a third
(34%) represented commercial or public service broadcasters, one in ten came from digital born media (11%) and a further 5% from B2B companies or news agencies. Around 25 countries were represented in the survey including the US, Australia, Korea and Japan but the majority (90%) came from European countries such as the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Finland and Spain."
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (January 11, 2017). Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online?." Chart. January 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2017). Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Will Worries over The Distribution of Fake/Inaccurate News Weaken or Strengthen The Position of News Media Online?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online? [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, January 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
