Social media now primary news source ahead of traditional media

According to the Reuters Institute's annual report published Tuesday, social media has surpassed traditional media as the primary news source for a growing share of the French public.

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This shift reflects profound changes in information consumption habits and the impact of digital platforms on the public sphere.

The phenomenon raises major issues of fact-checking, journalistic quality, and source pluralism.

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