Richard Fletcher
@richardfletcher.bsky.social
Director of Research + Deputy Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. Fellow of Green Templeton College. Lead researcher of the Digital News Report. www.richardfletcher.me
According to our Digital News Report data (collected by YouGov), 12% used X for news "in the last week" in 2025. We don't ask about people's most important outlet/social network for news.
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United Kingdom
The UK is characterised by well-established public service and commercial news providers which have historically dominated both on broadcast and in print and are also the biggest brands online. Digita...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
According to our Digital News Report data (collected by YouGov), 12% used X for news "in the last week" in 2025. We don't ask about people's most important outlet/social network for news.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...
Reposted by Richard Fletcher
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Reposted by Richard Fletcher
1️⃣ The use of climate news is in decline in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US.
It is stable in Brazil, India, and Pakistan. Declines in climate news use are driven by two overlapping trends: reduced climate news access via TV, and reduced use by people over 45.
It is stable in Brazil, India, and Pakistan. Declines in climate news use are driven by two overlapping trends: reduced climate news access via TV, and reduced use by people over 45.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
1️⃣ The use of climate news is in decline in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US.
It is stable in Brazil, India, and Pakistan. Declines in climate news use are driven by two overlapping trends: reduced climate news access via TV, and reduced use by people over 45.
It is stable in Brazil, India, and Pakistan. Declines in climate news use are driven by two overlapping trends: reduced climate news access via TV, and reduced use by people over 45.