The truth behind online news subscription rates in CEE
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The truth behind online news subscription rates in CEE
The 2024 Digital News Report is out, and I'm sure many of you have already read parts of it. Ioana and I wanted to focus on one particular set of numbers: people paying for news online in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Here's how the charts look for the surveyed countries in our region, with Norway included as a best-in-class reference.
The numbers appear relatively stable, with the average rate for CEE countries in 2024 at 12.5%. This figure is both somewhat misleading and illumin…
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