The new annual Report of the Reuters Institute reveals significant changes to information habits across Europe, with Germany record increased tendencies of avoiding news while the Greece It maintains the lowest confidence in the media among the 48 countries examined by the report.

Despite the increased percentages of those who occasionally avoid news releases in Germany, the total Interesting in informing It remains intense. According to the Reuters Digital News Report 202555% of adult internet users in Germany are of particular or high interest in global developments. It is indicative that 91% of Germans are watching news at least once a week, slightly increased compared to the previous year.

Trust and mistrust in the media

About 45% of participants in Germany reliably characterize most news releases, with agencies such as ARD and ZDF as well as regional newspapers to continue to enjoy public confidence. However, the popular Bild It remains in the last position of trust, despite its high circulation.

Avoid news: ages and reasons

The phenomenon of avoiding news is intensified: 71% German Internet users states that it avoids, even occasionally, news releases. The main causes are the negative effect on mood (48%) and excessive war -conflict coverage (39%).
The phenomenon varies by age. Over 55 years of age emphasize as a basic reason for abstinence “continuous and extensive coverage“(49%), while younger 18-24 years report that”multitude of news“It’s tedious (43%), how”Themes do not concern their lives“(19%) and feel”lack of personal value“In the update (19%).

Greece champion … of no confidence

As far as Greece is concerned, the same report notes that Confidence in news bulletins remains the lowest between the 48 countries of the survey. Just the 22% of the Greeks states that he trusts the media. OR
“political polarization” and fears for “unfair influence by politicians and businessmen” They emerge as key factors to challenge the credibility of domestic media.

THE Reuters Digital News Report Records from 2012 and this year’s version covers 48 countries on six continentsoffering a global picture of global information consumption in the period of 2025.

Source: Reuters Institute, DPA, KNA