Communications and Digital Committee
The future of news
1st Report of Session 2024-25 - published 25 November 2024 - HL Paper 39
Contents
Chapter 2: The case for action and its limits
The role of Government: don’t be evil
Figure 1: Main platforms used for news
Table 1: UK advertising expenditure
Figure 2: Facebook referrals since 2018
Box 1: Previous Government support for the news industry 2019–2024
Chapter 5: Generative Artificial Intelligence
Competition and political influence
Figure 3: UK news outlets consumption and trust
Figure 4: US news outlets consumption and trust
Figure 5: Audience perceptions of the BBC
Figure 6 : TV channels used to access news in 2024
Counter-disinformation response options
Investigative journalism and SLAPPs
Solicitors Regulation Authority
National Action Plan for the Safety of Journalists
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
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