During a 2020 study conducted in Latin America, about two-thirds (66 percent) of respondents in El Salvador agreed that it would be fine for the President to control the media in case of difficulties. Nayib Bukele is the President of El Salvador since June 2019. In Chile and Costa Rica – since 2018 led by presidents Sebastián Piñera and Carlos Alvarado Quesada, respectively – the share stood below 20 percent. Chile was also the Latin American country with the lowest level of trust in the media as of December 2020.
Percentage of the population who agreed that it would be fine for the president to control the media in case of difficulties in selected countries in Latin America as of December 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents evaluating the work a good or very good
* In Argentina, the survey was conducted online from April 26 to May 16, 2021.
** In Brazil, respondents were aged 16 years and older.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree that, 'In case of difficulties, it is OK for the President to control the media.' "Strongly agree." "Agree."
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (October 6, 2021). Percentage of the population who agreed that it would be fine for the president to control the media in case of difficulties in selected countries in Latin America as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268997/media-control-countries-latin-america/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Percentage of the population who agreed that it would be fine for the president to control the media in case of difficulties in selected countries in Latin America as of December 2020." Chart. October 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268997/media-control-countries-latin-america/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2021). Percentage of the population who agreed that it would be fine for the president to control the media in case of difficulties in selected countries in Latin America as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268997/media-control-countries-latin-america/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Percentage of The Population Who Agreed That It Would Be Fine for The President to Control The Media in Case of Difficulties in Selected Countries in Latin America as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268997/media-control-countries-latin-america/
Corporación Latinobarómetro, Percentage of the population who agreed that it would be fine for the president to control the media in case of difficulties in selected countries in Latin America as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268997/media-control-countries-latin-america/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of the population who agreed that it would be fine for the president to control the media in case of difficulties in selected countries in Latin America as of December 2020 [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, October 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268997/media-control-countries-latin-america/
