Trustworthiness of news in South Korea 2021, by type of source

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 16, 2021
According to a survey conducted in May 2021, around 40.8 percent of South Koreans stated that they considered web portals to be reliable sources for news. Around a quarter of respondents also considered terrestrial TV and magazines specializing in a given field to be trustworthy news sources. Overall, less than half of South Koreans across all age groups trusted the news in 2021.

Reliability of news in South Korea as of May 2021, by type of source

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Release date

July 2021

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

May 26 to 31, 2021

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

19-59 years

Method of interview

Online survey

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