This statistic shows the share of news consumers in selected European countries who had trust in the news in 2016. Trust in news organisations was highest in Finland, with roughly 62 percent reporting they felt they could trust most news organisations most of the time. Only 43 percent of respondents in Spain reported trusting news organisations.
Trust in the news among news consumers in selected European countries in 2016*
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking about news in general, do you agree or disagree with the following statement? - ‘I think you can trust most journalists most of the time/I think you can trust most news organisations most of the time.’" ** Sample size was roughly two thousand respondents in each country. The final sample size for each country is available here.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 14, 2016). Trust in the news among news consumers in selected European countries in 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297852/trust-in-online-news-providers-by-type-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Trust in the news among news consumers in selected European countries in 2016*." Chart. June 14, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297852/trust-in-online-news-providers-by-type-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2016). Trust in the news among news consumers in selected European countries in 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297852/trust-in-online-news-providers-by-type-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Trust in The News among News Consumers in Selected European Countries in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297852/trust-in-online-news-providers-by-type-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Trust in the news among news consumers in selected European countries in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297852/trust-in-online-news-providers-by-type-uk/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Trust in the news among news consumers in selected European countries in 2016* [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 14, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297852/trust-in-online-news-providers-by-type-uk/
