I gave a few of my conclusions in my opening remarks, but I do not have the document with me. This annual survey, which contains a lot of data, is carried out in collaboration with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in Oxford. From year to year, we see a decline in people's trust and interest in the news, as your colleague said. This year, the aspect that struck me was really the decline in interest in the news, which was somewhat the subject that Ms. Gardner discussed earlier with Mr. Waugh. People are turning their backs on the news. It is not so much that they are getting news elsewhere as that they are completely switching off from news. There are really no new sources replacing the traditional media.
In 2022, we saw an increase in this active avoidance of news, not just in Canada, but in several countries. Certainly, we are overloaded with news and 2022 was a very difficult year for news, with the war in Ukraine and the end of the pandemic. We were all gutted, if you will forgive me for saying that. We see that people are turning their backs on the news. Why? That is what I was trying to say in my presentation. I think that is really the most important question.
There are practices it is worth considering that can be used to give people local information, information that offers hope and solutions. Certainly the most productive forms of journalism are also the forms that are expensive and complex to implement. People like scientific information, explanatory reporting that helps us understand things and—forgive me—goes beyond politicians insulting each other. People like reporting that helps us understand the world we live in, that helps us work on solutions together, and, of course, that relates to people's daily lives. There are things that are hopeful. There are formats on the new platforms that seem to work well, that we therefore need to continue exploring.