More than 61 percent of the respondents to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023 stated that newspapers offer trustworthy information. While an almost equally high share of respondents stated the same about television, trust in the internet as well as magazines was considerably lower.
Perceived trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, 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 December 2023 as figures for fiscal year 2023. The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year.
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). (June 21, 2024). Perceived trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of medium [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Perceived trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of medium." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Perceived trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of medium. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Perceived Trustworthiness of Media Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Type of Medium." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Perceived trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of medium Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Perceived trustworthiness of media information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of medium [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272029/japan-trustworthiness-of-media-information-by-type-of-medium/
