AI as main source of news
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Global · 2026
AI as main source of news worldwide was 1% in 2026 (Reuters Institute).
- Publisher
- Reuters Institute
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Report
- Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Emerging Uses of AI Chatbots for News (Global Study)
- Locator
- Who is using AI chatbots for news? section
- Retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
However, only 1% say AI is their main source of news, suggesting it currently plays a complementary role for most users.
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APA
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2026). Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Emerging Uses of AI Chatbots for News (Global Study). Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/emerging-uses-ai-chatbots-news-and-what-it-means-journalism. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5DR
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Emerging Uses of AI Chatbots for News (Global Study)." 2026, https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/emerging-uses-ai-chatbots-news-and-what-it-means-journalism. Accessed 30 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5DR.
- Chicago
- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Emerging Uses of AI Chatbots for News (Global Study)." 2026. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/emerging-uses-ai-chatbots-news-and-what-it-means-journalism. Accessed September 30, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5DR.
- BibTeX
- @misc{reutersinstitute2026maina2x5dr, author = {{Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism}}, title = {Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Emerging Uses of AI Chatbots for News (Global Study)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5DR}, note = {Original source: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/emerging-uses-ai-chatbots-news-and-what-it-means-journalism. Accessed September 30, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Emerging Uses of AI Chatbots for News (Global Study)
- Type
- Report
- Published
- 16 June 2026
- Locator
- Who is using AI chatbots for news? section
- Retrieved
- 30 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- gemini:evidence-check-v1:2026-09-30
- Checked on
- 30 September 2026
- Last revision
- 29 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5DR