This statistic presents the results of a survey conducted in Germany in 2020 on the opinions regarding the quality of information provided by the media. In 2020, 34 percent of respondents stated they thought the information German media supplied was very good, while 56 percent rated it as good and 7 percent as bad.
Is the information supply provided by our media all in all very good, good, bad or very bad?
Characteristic
November 2015
December 2016
February 2018
October/November 2019
Ocober 2020
Very good
38%
32%
30%
29%
34%
Good
50%
57%
60%
61%
56%
Bad
10%
8%
8%
8%
7%
Very bad
1%
3%
1%
2%
2%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
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Representative random selection / dual frame; disproportionate approach (west / east 70:30)
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
In the source the following explanation is added to the question: "In Germany there are numerous and various media types: newspapers and magazines, radio and television, as well as internet."
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WDR. (October 13, 2020). Is the information supply provided by our media all in all very good, good, bad or very bad? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/968798/media-information-supply-germany/
WDR. "Is the information supply provided by our media all in all very good, good, bad or very bad?." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968798/media-information-supply-germany/
WDR. (2020). Is the information supply provided by our media all in all very good, good, bad or very bad?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968798/media-information-supply-germany/
WDR. "Is The Information Supply Provided by Our Media All in All Very Good, Good, Bad or Very Bad?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968798/media-information-supply-germany/
WDR, Is the information supply provided by our media all in all very good, good, bad or very bad? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968798/media-information-supply-germany/ (last visited March 16, 2025)
Is the information supply provided by our media all in all very good, good, bad or very bad? [Graph], WDR, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/968798/media-information-supply-germany/
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