During a 2019 survey, 59 percent of respondents from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico stated that they trusted traditional media as a source of reliable information; 71 percent said they trusted search engines as a source of news.
Level of trust in selected news media in Latin America in 2019
* Owned media are communication channels that an entity fully controls, such as its own website or a social network account.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "When looking for general news and information, how much would you trust each type of source for general news and information? Please use a nine-point scale where on means you 'do not trust it at all' and nine means that you 'trust it a great deal.'"
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Edelman. (January 30, 2020). Level of trust in selected news media in Latin America in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129440/news-media-trust-latin-america/
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