Tech platforms have a trust problem. Do they care?

REPORTING ON JOURNALISM has been a more depressing task than usual in the recent past, and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic might make us fear the worst for the future. However, it is not all bad news, even as business models are challenged and jobs disappear.

Last week, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism dropped its annual blockbuster report, which surveys news consumption habits across the globe. Among other fascinating findings, one of the clearest and most obvious trends throughout the world was the comparatively...