Ofcom and Reuters Institute discuss how news consumption has changed
24 February 2020
The Communications and Digital Committee holds its first evidence session on the future of journalism, asking Ofcom and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism how the consumption of news has changed.
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Witnesses
Tuesday 25 February, Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
At 3.30pm
- Dr Alison Preston, Head of Media Literacy Research, Ofcom
- Vikki Cook, Director of Content and Media, Ofcom
- Dr Rasmus Klein Nielsen, Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
This first evidence session gives an overview of how news consumption and trends in the market have changed. It also gives the Committee an opportunity to speak directly to those responsible for research on news consumption and discuss their work in more depth, providing context for future sessions.
Possible questions
Questions likely to be asked include:
- What is seen as the most important changes in the consumption and production of news?
- How significant are demographic differences in the consumption of news, such as by generation, ethnicity, class, and region? What drives them?
- What are the biggest challenges for newspapers and magazines and how successfully have they adapted to them?
- How successfully have broadcasters adapted to changing audience demand? How successful have broadcasters been in maintaining the trust of audiences?
- How diverse are broadcasters' newsroom and what could be done to make them more representative?
- How have social media and online search engines changed the consumption of news?
- How significantly have new, online-only news services changed the consumption of news?