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title: "12 trends shaping digital news"
description: "How the internet and digital devices are changing our news consumption habits."
date: "2013-10-16"
authors:
  - name: "Andrea Caumont"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Digital Outreach"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andrea-caumont/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/10/16/12-trends-shaping-digital-news/"
categories:
  - "News Media Trends"
---

# 12 trends shaping digital news

The internet and digital devices are changing our news consumption habits. Here are 12 trends to put the rapidly shifting digital news landscape into perspective:

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/08/2-Main-Source-for-News.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/08/08/amid-criticism-support-for-medias-watchdog-role-stands-out/)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/08/11-Main-Source-for-National-and-International-News.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/08/08/amid-criticism-support-for-medias-watchdog-role-stands-out/#internet)

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[![FT_13.10.16_GettingNews2](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2013/10/FT_13.10.16_GettingNews2.png)](http://stateofthemedia.org/2013/digital-as-mobile-grows-rapidly-the-pressures-on-news-intensify/#social-media-a-critical-tool-for-news-discovery)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/legacy/u29/PJ_12_09_17_tabletNews-report_01_1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2012/10/01/future-mobile-news/)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/legacy/u29/PJ_12_09_17_tabletNews-report_25.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2012/10/01/app-vs-browser-debate/)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/03/2-For-many-mobile-means-more-news.png)](http://stateofthemedia.org/2013/digital-as-mobile-grows-rapidly-the-pressures-on-news-intensify/#mobile)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/08/10-Online-News-Consumers-See-More-Bias-Less-Integrity-from-News-Organizations.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/08/08/amid-criticism-support-for-medias-watchdog-role-stands-out/#online-views)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2012/11/11-15-12-33.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/11/15/section-4-news-sources-election-night-and-views-of-press-coverage/)

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[![FT_13.10.16_GettingNews3](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/FT_13.10.16_GettingNews3.png)](http://stateofthemedia.org/2013/digital-as-mobile-grows-rapidly-the-pressures-on-news-intensify/#the-second-screen-phenomenon)

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[![FT_13.10.16_GettingNews1](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/FT_13.10.16_GettingNews1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2012/11/06/hurricane-sandy-and-twitter/)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/legacy/u29/2-dailynewsuseselect.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2012/12/11/news-consumption-mobile-devices/)

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[![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2012/09/9-27-12-33.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/09/27/section-3-news-attitudes-and-habits-2/)

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