According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2020, 66 percent of respondents stated that newspapers offer trustworthy information. While a slightly lower share of respondents stated the same about television, trust in the internet as well as magazines was decidedly lower.
Perception regarding the trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by type of medium
Characteristic
Share of respondents who think that the medium offers trustworthy information
*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in January 2021 as figures for fiscal year 2020.
Respondents were asked to which degree each medium offered information that can be trusted. There were five possible answers: "One can trust all of it", "One can trust most of it", "About half and half", "One can only trust a part of it", "One cannot not trust it at all". The values shown in this statistic represent the combined share of respondents who answered either "One can trust all of it" or "One can trust most of it".
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (August 25, 2021). Perception regarding the trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by type of medium [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Perception regarding the trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by type of medium." Chart. August 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2021). Perception regarding the trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by type of medium. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Perception regarding The Trustworthiness of Media Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2020, by Type of Medium." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Perception regarding the trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by type of medium Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/ (last visited January 22, 2022)
