#Trust in the #news has fallen in most countries since 2015.
Why?
Tricky to answer, but there are some patterns consistent across different countries.
For example, we know that trust in the news is tied to levels of trust in politics & politicians. 😬
digitalnewsreport.org/publications/2…
Why?
Tricky to answer, but there are some patterns consistent across different countries.
For example, we know that trust in the news is tied to levels of trust in politics & politicians. 😬
digitalnewsreport.org/publications/2…
When trust in political institutions & politicians falls, as it has in the #UK, #USA & #Brazil, trust in the news media is dragged down with it.
And societal polarization means even the best news coverage can come to be seen as biased by large sections of the population.
And societal polarization means even the best news coverage can come to be seen as biased by large sections of the population.
People’s perception of #journalism & the #news media is influenced by their perception of other institutions, & by cues provided by politicians & other elites, who increasingly aggressively & explicitly attack independent news media & question journalists’ integrity & motives.
People who think that the news media 1) does a bad job of keeping them updated with current events 2) fails to help them properly understand the news, or 30 is unable to monitor & scrutinise the powerful, are much less likely to say they trust the news.
WE JUST WANT BETTER NEWS!
WE JUST WANT BETTER NEWS!
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