The statistic provides information on the share of adults who trust news media most of the time in selected countries worldwide as of February 2019. During the survey, 32 percent of respondents from the United States stated that they trusted news most of the time, compared to 52 percent of respondents in Canada. The United States was among the several countries where less than 35 percent of survey respondents considered news media generally trustworthy, ranking close to Malaysia, Taiwan and Slovakia.
Share of adults who trust news media most of the time in selected countries worldwide as of February 2019
*Total sample size for each market was 2,000, and 1,005 in Taiwan.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: 'Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements. I think you can trust most news most of the time.'
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 11, 2019). Share of adults who trust news media most of the time in selected countries worldwide as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/308468/importance-brand-journalist-creating-trust-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of adults who trust news media most of the time in selected countries worldwide as of February 2019." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/308468/importance-brand-journalist-creating-trust-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2019). Share of adults who trust news media most of the time in selected countries worldwide as of February 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/308468/importance-brand-journalist-creating-trust-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of Adults Who Trust News Media Most of The Time in Selected Countries Worldwide as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/308468/importance-brand-journalist-creating-trust-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of adults who trust news media most of the time in selected countries worldwide as of February 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/308468/importance-brand-journalist-creating-trust-news/ (last visited May 27, 2020)
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