In this report, the authors investigate fake news landscapes around the world and analyses a range of measures adopted by governments to combat disinformation.

This report examines trust in media, showing that many young adults use news media to make decisions on policies and voting.

Local journalism is in crisis, off and online. Years of downsizing in the face of digital disruption have weakened regional and local news organizations. The problem is growing worse, as advertising continues to shift in substantial measure to Facebook and Google.

This paper seeks to draw together what is known about the quantum of local news journalism in the regions of Australia and how this is changing, as well as making an original contribution to this knowledge. It is a consolidation of information gleaned from government inquiries, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and previous academic research...

The Digital News Report 2019 lead author, Professor Caroline Fisher, told The World Today that concern about fake news was highly dependent on demographics, which was cause for concern.