Trust in news sources during the COVID-19 outbreak in Norway 2020

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Amy Watson,
Jan 12, 2021
Norwegians had the highest confidence in the news broadcast by NRK1 and TV 2 during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to the most recent survey in March 2020. 83 percent of the respondents have high or fairly high trust in NRK, which was a growth of one percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Trust in TV 2 news increased significantly, from a share of 61 percent to 70 percent, while confidence in local newspapers decreased the most.

The first case of COVID-19 in Norway was confirmed on February 26, 2020. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.

Share of population having trust in selected news sources during the coronavirus outbreak in Norway 2020 (compared with the same period of the previous year)

Characteristic20202019
NRK1 83% 82%
TV 2 70% 61%
Aftenposten 60% 60%
Local or regional newspaper 51% 65%
Dagens Næringsliv 45% 54%
VG 42% 43%
Dagbladet 35% 40%
Klassekampen 24% 30%
P4 22% 33%
Document.no 4% 5%
Facebook 4% 6%
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March 2020

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Norway

Survey time period

March 18-19, 2020; March 5-18, 2019

Number of respondents

1,468 respondents*

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Who answered "High trust" or "Fairly high trust"

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* Refers to the survey period in 2020. The number of respondents in 2019 amounted to 1,363.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvor høy tillit har du til nyhetene fra-på...?"

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