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65% -- preference for in depth story over summary for young news audiences (2025)

2025  · n=5,000  · FT Strategies and Northwestern University Knight Lab

Over 65% of young respondents stated that they prefer an in-depth story over a summary when a topic interests them.

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65%
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2025
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young news audiences
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FT Strategies and Northwestern University Knight Lab Primary Tier A
https://news.influencerjournalism.com/young-people-news-journalism-tiktok/ ↗
Confidence: 57/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl
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young news audiences: 65% preference for in depth story over summary. Source: FT Strategies and Northwestern University Knight Lab (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/young-prefer-in-depth-story
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