According to a survey conducted in May 2021, around 40.8 percent of South Koreans stated that they considered web portals to be reliable sources for news. Around a quarter of respondents also considered terrestrial TV and magazines specializing in a given field to be trustworthy news sources. Overall, less than half of South Koreans across all age groups trusted the news in 2021.
Reliability of news in South Korea as of May 2021, by type of source
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Trendmonitor. (July 9, 2021). Reliability of news in South Korea as of May 2021, by type of source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270724/south-korea-news-reliability-by-source-type/
Trendmonitor. "Reliability of news in South Korea as of May 2021, by type of source." Chart. July 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270724/south-korea-news-reliability-by-source-type/
Trendmonitor. (2021). Reliability of news in South Korea as of May 2021, by type of source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270724/south-korea-news-reliability-by-source-type/
Trendmonitor. "Reliability of News in South Korea as of May 2021, by Type of Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270724/south-korea-news-reliability-by-source-type/
Trendmonitor, Reliability of news in South Korea as of May 2021, by type of source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270724/south-korea-news-reliability-by-source-type/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Reliability of news in South Korea as of May 2021, by type of source [Graph], Trendmonitor, July 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270724/south-korea-news-reliability-by-source-type/