Quality of news in Great Britain 2018

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Amy Watson,
Oct 11, 2023
According to a 2018 survey, almost half (47 percent) of online British adults who regularly access the news said the quality was worse than it was five years previously. Just 15 percent said the quality of news has improved.

What is the quality of news like compared to five years ago?*

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Release date

February 2019

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

August 23-24, 2018

Number of respondents

1,877 respondents

Special properties

Online GB adults that regularly access news

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Respondents were asked: 'In general, would you say that the quality of the news nowadays is better or worse than it was five years ago, or would you say the quality has not changed? (Please select the option that best applies)'
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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