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The Hindu
10 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Indians turning to Artificial Intelligence for news, influencers find big audience: report
Influencers on social media platforms and generative AI are 'supercharging a fragmented alternative media environment' for news consumption, the 2025 edition of the Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism said. The report is based on an annual survey of 1 lakh news consumers in 48 countries, including India. Among respondents who 'avoid the news' some or all the time, English-speaking Indians with internet access — which the report warns may not be representative of the entire population — rank fourth, with 50% of respondents in the country counting themselves in the group. Broadcasting, print media and news websites are seeing engagement fall, the report found, as the share of news consumed through social media platforms such as YouTube and online aggregators expands, the report said. Influencers, in particular, have gained a sizeable audience, even particularly in news. While this includes the podcaster Joe Rogan, the trend is also visible in other countries, such as HugoDécrypte, a French 'young news creator' whose content reaches over a fifth of people under the age of 35 in France. 'In the Philippines, Thailand, Kenya, and India more people now say they prefer to watch the news rather than read it, further encouraging the shift to personality-led news creators,' the report said. Globally, trust in news as assessed by the report stayed at the same level as it was last year — 40%. Young people are less likely to consume news from publishers' websites, with around 41% of respondents aged between 18 and 34 saying that they consider social media and sites such as YouTube as their main source of news. Only around 24% in this age group consider news websites as their 'main source of news,' the report said. 'YouTube content in India has been exploding in recent years with a host of successful talk shows that are both critical of and supportive of the government of Narendra Modi,' the report said. 'Ravish Kumar (12m followers) is a former NDTV anchor, focusing on political commentary and social issues, while Dhruv Rathee (25m followers) creates educational videos on social, political, and environmental issues, aiming to simplify complex topics for a broad audience. Shows like The Deshbhakt (5.5m followers), hosted by Akash Banerjee, offer satirical takes on Indian politics. Other colourful parts of the Indian manosphere include Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps, who covers fitness, lifestyle, fashion, and entrepreneurship, aimed at young Indians.' 'Messaging apps such as WhatsApp are mostly considered less of a [mis- and disinformation] threat' by respondents, the report said, 'as discussion tends to be more contained within trusted groups of friends.' 'One notable exception is India, the messaging app's largest market, where fake news, including videos circulating in large groups, have in the past incited mob violence (and deaths). Just over one in ten (11%) think that people they know (including friends and family) also play a role in spreading misinformation,' the report said. 'Personalized' news, such as those offered by news aggregators, has 'seen many false dawns,' the report said, but generative AI applications such as ChatGPT and Perplexity AI have been seeing increased traction for simplifying stories and summarising them, the report found. 'In India, it is the most popular option,' the report said. AI 'comfort levels' among Indian respondents stood at 44%, with nearly a fifth of users saying they used chatbots to get the news weekly.
Boston Globe
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Macron got no promises on Ukraine but called his meeting with Trump a ‘turning point'
Advertisement 'But my message was to say 'be careful' because we need something substantial for Ukraine,' Macron said. France's President Macron (second left) speaks with President Trump as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio react during a meeting in the Oval Office on Feb. 24. Ludovic Marin/Associated Press 'We want peace swiftly, but we don't want an agreement that is weak,' Macron said earlier in a joint news conference with Trump. Any deal with Russia, Macron insisted, must be able to be 'assessed, checked and verified.' Asked at the news conference by an Associated Press reporter what makes Trump believe he can trust Putin in negotiations about Ukraine, Trump answered, 'I may be wrong, but I believe he wants to make a deal.' Macron is known for his bold diplomatic moves. In February last year, he was the first European leader to publicly consider sending Western troops to Ukraine. In December, as he welcomed Trump to Paris to celebrate the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, he hastily arranged Related : Macron, who came into office in 2017, is one of the few leaders who got to know Trump during his first term. 'We call each other several times a week,' Macron told the French online news channel HugoDécrypte, according to excerpts released Tuesday. 'Even if it doesn't have an immediate impact, this allows us to know each other's thinking.' Advertisement Their friendly relations were reflected Monday in Macron's gentle correction, hand on Trump's arm, to make clear that Europeans gave 'real money' to Ukraine, not just loans. Macron did not come to Washington empty handed. He repeatedly said he would push to boost French and European defense spending, in response to one of Trump's most insistent demands. He also voiced support for Trump's push to make a deal for access to Ukraine's valuable mineral resources, which he described as a sign of 'very strong American involvement.' Paris, like Kyiv, sees the deal as a way to secure long-term US support for Ukraine's sovereignty. Trump said he agreed with the possibility to deploy European security forces in Ukraine once a peace deal is achieved. But he didn't make any promises regarding Ukraine's sovereignty or Europe's security.
