Rise Of Smartphones, Social Media Threatens Ad-Revenue For News Websites

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A surge in the use of smartphones as the leading device for accessing online news and the growing influence of social media could lead to an uncertain financial future for news organisations worldwide, a think tank said on Tuesday. Many news outlets are struggling to profit from smartphone content as more people discover news through search engines and social media rather than the front page of a news website, said the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ).