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77%
77% -- direct traffic focus for publishers (2024)
77% of surveyed news leaders and publishers indicated they are focusing on direct traffic and building direct audience relationships in 2024.
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77%
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2024
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Reuters Institute
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https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/report/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predict… ↗
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publishers: 77% direct traffic focus. Source: Reuters Institute (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/direct-traffic-focus
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