This report is the sixth in a series of annual reports designed to highlight key developments and data related to usage of social media in the Middle East and North Africa. As in previous reports, this White Paper captures insights from a wide variety of academic, industry and media sources,...

The latest World Press Trends report shows that business sentiment in the industry has taken a downturn, in a context where multiple challenges face news publishers around the world. Yet there are causes for optimism, as revenue diversification progresses and publishers double down on new...

This paper plays out against a backdrop of continued closures and diminished local news reporting across much of the United States. It explores the role that media policy can and should play in supporting local journalism. In examining this topic, we investigate three fundamental questions: What...

This annual report, the eleventh in a series dating back to 2012, provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of social media in the Middle East. As the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of its kind, it is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the region's digital...

This report is the seventh in an annual series of publications showcasing the latest developments, trends and research in social media usage across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Notable trends from the past year include: the continued popularity of Facebook and Facebook-owned...

The observations in this paper are based on the results of an online survey conducted between Monday, November 14 and Sunday, December 4, 2016. Survey respondents identified a number of key challenges for the sector, including: Shrinking newsrooms: More than half (59 percent) of our survey...

This edition of WAN-IFRA’s annual flagship research and report reveals an industry challenged but optimistic about its business. It examines the results of publishers’ business in 2021, their forecasts for 2022 and beyond, and the trends and issues shaping the industry. Our research shows...

Next-generation AI chatbots are like London buses. You wait ages for one, and then three come along at once (ChatGPT, Google’s Bard AI and Microsoft’s new-look Bing).This has several significant implications for publishers, potentially shaking up everything from search to advertising and...

A recent Gallup poll found only 13% of Americans trust the media “a great deal,” while 28% indicated that they trust the media “a fair amount.”However, evidence suggests a more favorable situation for local journalism.Poynter’s 2018 Media Trust Survey and a recent Knight...

For the first time, this report brings together the most popular accounts originating in MENA on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. Each of these platforms is explored in more detail in this report, but below we outline the account with the largest number of followers, likes and...