How do people get news and information about #COVID19 one year into the pandemic?
This is the question at the heart of a report by @rasmus_kleis @annisch @dragz, with data from π¦π·π§π·π©πͺπ―π΅π°π·πͺπΈπ¬π§πΊπΈ
π Read here
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π§Ά Key findings in thread
This is the question at the heart of a report by @rasmus_kleis @annisch @dragz, with data from π¦π·π§π·π©πͺπ―π΅π°π·πͺπΈπ¬π§πΊπΈ
π Read here
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/ongoing-infodeβ¦
π§Ά Key findings in thread
First, the good news.
π° A year into the pandemic, the news media have become even more central to how people stay informed about #COVID19. They are the most widely used source in every country except π§π·. And yet their reach is a bit lower among the younger & the less educated
π° A year into the pandemic, the news media have become even more central to how people stay informed about #COVID19. They are the most widely used source in every country except π§π·. And yet their reach is a bit lower among the younger & the less educated
Trust in news orgs has declined less (8 points) than trust in government (13 points) in the last year
π©ββοΈ In most countries covered, health authorities, doctors and other experts remain highly and broadly trusted, though this trust has declined somewhat too, especially in π¦π·πΊπΈ
π©ββοΈ In most countries covered, health authorities, doctors and other experts remain highly and broadly trusted, though this trust has declined somewhat too, especially in π¦π·πΊπΈ
π± There's a big trust gap between news orgs and social media (21 points), video sites (22) and messaging apps (28).
π The trust gap between news orgs and search engines is much smaller (6 on average). Search engines are actually more trusted than news orgs in π¦π·π§π·
π The trust gap between news orgs and search engines is much smaller (6 on average). Search engines are actually more trusted than news orgs in π¦π·π§π·
π€₯ Concern over false or misleading #COVID19 info is focused on political actors first and foremost. Here's the % of people who think they've seen a lot or a great deal of false or misleading information from politicians recently
π°π·48%
π¦π·43%
π§π·41%
πͺπΈ39%
πΊπΈ38%
π©πͺ31%
π―π΅23%
π¬π§20%
π°π·48%
π¦π·43%
π§π·41%
πͺπΈ39%
πΊπΈ38%
π©πͺ31%
π―π΅23%
π¬π§20%
πΊπΈ The transition from Trump to Biden has changed perceptions about the US government as a source #COVID19 misinformation. Here's the transformation we've seen from last year:
% concerned has dropped by 40 points among the left and has grown by 44 points among the right
% concerned has dropped by 40 points among the left and has grown by 44 points among the right
π We have good news regarding vaccines
Belief in misinformation about #COVID19 vaccines is very low across all countries covered. In most, more than 90% of those surveyed do not believe any of the 5 false claims we included in the survey, even if they may have come across them
Belief in misinformation about #COVID19 vaccines is very low across all countries covered. In most, more than 90% of those surveyed do not believe any of the 5 false claims we included in the survey, even if they may have come across them
πΊ Our data shows that using news orgs. as a source for #COVID19 info is significantly associated with lower belief in vaccine misinformation in every country
π¬ In contrast, relying on messaging apps is associated with higher misinformation belief in almost every country
π¬ In contrast, relying on messaging apps is associated with higher misinformation belief in almost every country
In most countries around half of our respondents think the news media have done a good job of explaining how vaccines work and how people will be vaccinated.
These figures are typically higher than the equivalent figures for governments, with the exception of π¬π§
These figures are typically higher than the equivalent figures for governments, with the exception of π¬π§
The report, authored by @rasmus_kleis @annisch & @dragz, includes many other figures for π¦π·π§π·π©πͺπ―π΅π°π·πͺπΈπ¬π§πΊπΈ. It's worth your time
π±Read it here
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/ongoing-infodeβ¦
π PDF here
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π±Read it here
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/ongoing-infodeβ¦
π PDF here
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