In this research note, the New Zealand Initiative argues that the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which would require large digital platforms to negotiate payment for news content with New Zealand media companies, is based on flawed premises and risks significant unintended consequences.

To mark the 10th edition of the Digital news report, the authors have compiled a special lift-out, featuring ten of the most interesting trends to emerge in news consumption and attitudes, including the growth of distrust in news, the divergence of news interest between young men and women, and changing use of social media.

Navigating online news, media and information has never been more difficult despite the curatorial work of algorithmic news feeds, search engines and other automated decision systems. This project focuses on strategies for effective fact checking as part of a broader study.

In November 2019, the Centre for International Economics prepared a report for the Public Interest Journalism Initiative looking at the idea of a tax concession for public interest journalism. This update report uses February 2024 survey data to provide updated estimates of willingness to pay, as well as updated estimates of the benefits and costs...

This report summarises news content sampling undertaken in 2023. It includes the results of two new studies - a comparative sample of news production in the Eyre Peninsula, conducted in February and November 2023, and a study of court reporting conducted across regional New South Wales.