6.12e How are current news consumption trends and attitudes in the UK (specifically focusing on platform usage, levels of trust in news sources and demographic variations in readership and engagement) linked to levels of media literacy?

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DCMS is focused on protecting the long-term viability of the news ecosystem in the UK. This requires research into the social, economic and democratic value of news provision, barriers to sustainable business models in the digital news environment, and the role of policy interventions in supporting a diverse, financially sustainable and high-quality journalism sector across the UK.

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