Sweden/Norway: confidence in journalists 2019

This statistic shows the amount of confidence in journalists in Sweden and Norway in 2019. The general public had less confidence in journalists than journalists themselves. Eight percent of the general public in both Sweden and Norway had strong confidence in journalists. By contrast, 32 percent of Swedish journalists had strong confidence in journalists. However, most respondents had some level of confidence in journalists regardless of country.

How much confidence do you have in journalists?

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

Norway, Sweden

Survey time period

January 24 to April 2, 2019

Number of respondents

2,398 respondents*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

journalists are members of Norsk Journalistlag or Svenska Journalistfõrbundet

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

* The number of respondents was as follows:
Swedish journalists: n=213,
Norwegian journalists: n=545,
Swedish general public: n=840,
Norwegian general publisc: n=800.

In addition to telephone interviews there was the possibility to answer the question via web interviews.

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvor stor tiltro har du til følgende yrkesgrupper? a) Journalister?"

Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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