ANSA has come top among Italy's news
brands for the trust the public has in it for the seventh
consecutive year in the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report
2024.
The 13th edition of the report, which profiles the media
situations in 47 countries, said 75% of Italians trust ANSA.
That put it ahead of the SkyTg24 news channel (69%), financial
daily Sole 24 Ore (67%) and the TG La7 news (62%).
The report added that the website of Italy's top news agency,
ANSA.it, was third in Italy for online weekly reach, with 18% of
people using it at least once a week, behind Fanpage (22%) and
Mediaset's TgCom24 (19%).
"The Italian media system is in a state of flux," the report
said.
"Historically characterised by a dominant television sector, a
weaker yet influential press, and a slower digital
transformation than elsewhere, today the media landscape sees
television losing its primacy, major publishers selling
traditional print outlets, and digital-born outlets seriously
challenging established players.
"The closure of news kiosks, the Italian outdoor stands where
print newspapers have traditionally been sold, also testifies to
the severity of the crisis of the Italian news industry.
"Nearly 2,700 news kiosks disappeared across the country in four
years, with the total number dropping to approximately 13,500 by
2023".
Photo: ANSA Editor-in-chief Luigi Contu (left) with Deputy
Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
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