News avoidance: publisher concerns worldwide 2022

A global report held among industry leaders exploring trends in journalism and news found that 72 percent of publishers were worried about the issue of news avoidance and fatigue among their audience due to certain topics making them feel overloaded or depressed. Only 13 percent expressed no concern about the matter.

News publishers' level of concern about the issue of news avoidance and fatigue among their audiences worldwide as of December 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Worried	72%
Neutral	16%
Not worried	13%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November to December 2022

Number of respondents

206 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

results reflect responses from industry leaders from 32 countries selected to reflect a strategic sample of select industry leaders from 53 countries, not a representative sample

Method of interview

Online survey

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