This statistic shows the results of a survey on the level of trust in the media in EU 28 countries between 2009 and 2019, broken down by medium. During the survey period it was found that radio was the most trusted medium, with 57 percent of Europeans stating that they tended to trust it in 2019. Television was perceived as the second most reliable medium with 49 percent of respondents tending to trust it in the most recent survey period.
For each of the following media and institutions, please tell me if you tend to trust it or tend not to trust it
* n (2012) = 26,622, n (2013) = 27,829, n (2014) = 27,901, n (2015) = 27,681, n (2016) = 27,705, n (2017) = 28,055, n (2018) = 27,424. ** Dates of survey were, November 2011, November 3-18, 2012, November 2-17, 2013, November 8-17, 2014, November 7-17, 2015 and November 3-16, 2016, November 5-19, 2017, November 8-22, 2018, November 14-29, 2019 This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the following media and institutions, please tell me if you tend to trust it or tend not to trust it." Figures for years previous to 2017 were published earlier by the source.
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European Commission. (March 11, 2020). For each of the following media and institutions, please tell me if you tend to trust it or tend not to trust it [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453763/europe-trust-in-media-by-medium/
European Commission. "For each of the following media and institutions, please tell me if you tend to trust it or tend not to trust it." Chart. March 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453763/europe-trust-in-media-by-medium/
European Commission. (2020). For each of the following media and institutions, please tell me if you tend to trust it or tend not to trust it. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453763/europe-trust-in-media-by-medium/
European Commission. "For Each of The following Media and Institutions, Please Tell Me If You Tend to Trust It or Tend Not to Trust It." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453763/europe-trust-in-media-by-medium/
European Commission, For each of the following media and institutions, please tell me if you tend to trust it or tend not to trust it Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453763/europe-trust-in-media-by-medium/ (last visited August 16, 2022)
