More than 1,000 news providers are backing Monday’s World News Day, which highlights journalism’s role in investigating and explaining events. Co-organiser Branko Brkic says media must unite and adapt, warning society will struggle without journalism.
World News Day began in 2018; participants including The New York Times, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent are sharing editorials, ads and cartoons. The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report says global trust in news hit a new low, and people increasingly turn to social media and AI chatbots for news. It also found social and video networks overtook publishers’ websites and apps as the main online news source last year, though they were trusted less.
UK media regulator Ofcom said people now get news from a wider variety of sources, with YouTube growing rapidly and 20% using AI tools to access news. It said greater choice has brought uncertainty about whom and what to believe, while traditional providers are still seen as more trustworthy, accurate and impartial than online platforms.
