According to a survey on news brands that was conducted from January to February 2024, 59 percent of the respondents in Japan trusted NHK News. NHK News was followed by Nippon TV News, TV Asahi News, and TBS News.
Trust in news outlets in Japan as of February 2024, by brand
only the brands shown here were included in the survey
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question: "How trustworthy would you say news from the following brands is? Please use the scale below, where 0 is ‘not at all trustworthy’ and 10 is ‘completely trustworthy’."
A score between 6 to 10 on the 10-point scale was coded as 'Trust.' A score of 5 points was coded as 'Neither.' A score between 0 to 4 points was coded as 'Do not trust.'
Those respondents that had not heard of each brand were excluded.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Trust in news outlets in Japan as of February 2024, by brand [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250230/japan-trust-news-brands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Trust in news outlets in Japan as of February 2024, by brand." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250230/japan-trust-news-brands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Trust in news outlets in Japan as of February 2024, by brand. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250230/japan-trust-news-brands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Trust in News Outlets in Japan as of February 2024, by Brand." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250230/japan-trust-news-brands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Trust in news outlets in Japan as of February 2024, by brand Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250230/japan-trust-news-brands/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Trust in news outlets in Japan as of February 2024, by brand [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250230/japan-trust-news-brands/