Nearly half of Switzerland's population is now considered "news-deprived", meaning they rarely consume journalistic media.
According to the latest Yearbook on Media Quality from the University of Zurich's Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society, 46% of Swiss people fall into this category, the highest level since records began.
Switzerland's public sphere is undergoing a new phase of digital disruption, with artificial intelligence (AI) redrawing the boundaries of how information is produced, distributed, and consumed.
The consequences are profound—for journalism, media firms, and the public alike.
Author's summary: News deprivation affects nearly half of Switzerland's population.