The source provides the following information about the survey: "Over half of the participants were from organisations with a print background (51%), around a third
(34%) represented commercial or public service broadcasters, one in ten came from digital born media (11%) and a further 5% from B2B companies or news agencies. Around 25 countries were represented in the survey including the US, Australia, Korea and Japan but the majority (90%) came from European countries such as the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Finland and Spain."
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Effect of fake news on online news media worldwide 2016
The statistic presents results of a survey regarding whether the distribution of fake and inaccurate news will weaken or strengthen the position of news media online. According to the source, 70 percent of editors, CEOs, and digital leaders at online news media stated that the distribution of fake news would strengthen the position of their company.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (January 11, 2017). Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online?." Chart. January 11, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2017). Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Will Worries over The Distribution of Fake/Inaccurate News Weaken or Strengthen The Position of News Media Online?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Jan 2017, /statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Will worries over the distribution of fake/inaccurate news weaken or strengthen the position of news media online? [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, January 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/665567/fake-news-effect-worldwide/
