U.S. journalists attitudes to reporting on false information 2018

This statistic presents the share of journalists who believe it is counterproductive or harmful to report on false information in the United States in 2018. The results reveal that the majority of responding journalists said that they thought it was, in fact, counterproductive or harmful to report on false information, with 53 percent agreeing with this statement.

Share of journalists who believe it is counterproductive or harmful to report on false information in the United States in 2018

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Yes	53%
No	36.67%
I haven't thought about it	10.33%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

March 2019

More information

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

900 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: 'Have you ever felt that it is counterproductive or harmful for you or other news outlets to report on false information?'

Citation formats