Around 34 percent of South Korean men stated they trusted the news according to a survey conducted in 2021. A slightly smaller share of South Korean women said the same. Overall, 32 percent of respondents trusted the news in South Korea.
Share of South Koreans who trust the news in South Korea as of February 2021, by gender
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Share of South Koreans who trust the news in South Korea as of February 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982031/south-korea-news-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who trust the news in South Korea as of February 2021, by gender." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982031/south-korea-news-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Share of South Koreans who trust the news in South Korea as of February 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982031/south-korea-news-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Trust The News in South Korea as of February 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982031/south-korea-news-trust-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who trust the news in South Korea as of February 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982031/south-korea-news-trust-by-gender/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Share of South Koreans who trust the news in South Korea as of February 2021, by gender [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982031/south-korea-news-trust-by-gender/