I am setting up this post as a repository for links and information. I would like to include links and observations as we begin to develop a growing body of research. The areas that we need to know about are:
- Social and Cultural Context
- Economic Context
- Technological Context
- Historical Context
- Political Context
I would like to start by looking at the following document:
News Consumption in the UK 2022 report (ofcom.org.uk)
Follow the link and skim read the document. In the comments section below, post any quotations that you find. Use the following format:
Area - Technology
According to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK, "Social media is overtaking traditional channels for news among teens. Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are now their top three most used sources for news." (P 6)
Area- Technology
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK "while print newspaper reach decreases year on year, online newspaper reach remains steady but does not make up for print losses"
Technology -
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK, “Users of TikTok for news get more of their news on TikTok from ‘other people they follow’ than ‘news organisations’.”
Area- Technology
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK "TV remains the most popular platform for accessing local news and people are still highly satisfied with the quality of this news. 42% of online UK adults who follow news say they watch regional/local broadcasts on BBC TV and 23% watch them on ITV/ITV WALES/UTV/STV (a decrease from 32% in 2020)."
Technology -
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK, “Among those who follow news organisations on social media, BBC remains the most common source, generally followed by Sky News”
Area- Social and Cultural
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK "Users of Sky News continue to give better ratings for ‘international news’, whereas users of ITV and BBC provide better scores for ‘regional/local’ news. ITV’s rating for ‘what's going on in other parts of the UK’ has decreased"
Technology -
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK, “News on social media sites is most likely to be accessed via ‘stories that are trending’, ‘seeing comments’ and ‘links to stories’”.
Area- Social and Cultural
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ofcom's 2022 report on News Consumption in the UK "As in 2020, just under six in ten 12-15s claim to be either ‘very’ or ‘quite’ interested in news"
AREA-CROSS PLATFORM NEWS
ReplyDeleteThe BBC is the leading news source for the people of the United Kingdom, ITV and google search came close behind it. However, in 2022 we see a substantial decline in the audiences of ITV and google search. Whereas the use of obtaining news from social media has increased such as YouTube.
In a cross-platform news consumption study, approximately 76% of the audience (16+) said that they used BBC when obtaining news. Across the many different companies, the BBC by a landslide is the most successful cross-platform news provider. This includes radio, social media, newspapers, internet and TV. Other statistics show that the audience prefer the social media company Meta to ITV. 41% of the audience said that they used Meta for news whereas ITV 38%.