Trust in media South Africa 2022

During a 2022 survey, 41 percent of respondents from South Africa stated that they trusted media as a source of reliable information. This has been stable since 2018. The share of adults who had faith in the media in South Africa was similar to the percentage recorded among respondents in Sweden, Ireland, and France.

Level of trust in media in South Africa from 2015 to 2022

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2015 to 2022

Number of respondents

approx. 1,150

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

top four box for trust on a nine point scale where 1 = 'do not trust at all', 9 = 'trust it a great deal'

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right using a nine-point scale, where one means that you 'do not trust them at all' and nine means that you 'trust them a great deal'."
The figures have been taken from several publications.
According to the source the survey was conducted between November 1 and November 28, 2022 for the 2022 results.

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