25 June 2012, 250612, ABC radio, ABC TV, Commercial TV, current affairs, Internet blogs, media, news and opinion, trust in media
Q. How much trust do you have in what you read or hear in the following media?
|
Total a lot/some 15 Mar 10 |
Total a lot /some 25 Jul 11 |
Total a lot /some 12 Dec 11
|
Total a lot/some |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Not much trust |
No trust at all |
Don’t know |
Don’t use |
|
| News and opinion in daily newspapers |
62% |
53% |
46% |
52% |
6% |
46% |
30% |
11% |
2% |
6% |
| News and opinion in local newspapers |
– |
54% |
52% |
56% |
7% |
49% |
27% |
10% |
2% |
5% |
| Commercial TV news and current affairs |
64% |
48% |
43% |
46% |
6% |
40% |
33% |
16% |
2% |
3% |
| ABC TV news and current affairs |
70% |
71% |
72% |
74% |
25% |
49% |
15% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
| Commercial radio news and current affairs |
54% |
46% |
45% |
45% |
5% |
40% |
32% |
14% |
3% |
7% |
| ABC radio news and current affairs |
62% |
67% |
67% |
69% |
23% |
46% |
14% |
6% |
3% |
8% |
| Commercial radio talkback programs |
38% |
33% |
33% |
33% |
5% |
28% |
32% |
21% |
3% |
11% |
| ABC radio talkback programs |
45% |
47% |
47% |
50% |
10% |
40% |
25% |
9% |
4% |
12% |
| News and opinion websites |
49% |
41% |
38% |
40% |
5% |
37% |
33% |
14% |
3% |
8% |
| Internet blogs |
20% |
20% |
17% |
20% |
3% |
17% |
36% |
26% |
4% |
14% |
Overall, trust in media has changed little since this question was asked last year. Trust has stayed much the same or increased slightly for all media measured.
The most trusted media were ABC TV news and current affairs (74% a lot/some trust) and ABC radio news and current affairs (69%).
The least trusted were internet blogs (20%) and commercial radio talkback programs (33%).
ABC TV, Blogs, Commercial TV, current affairs, media, Newspapers, Polling, polls, radio talkback, trust in media, TV news
Q. How much trust do you have in what you read or hear in the following media?
| Total a lot/some
15 Mar 10 |
Total a lot /some
25 Jul 11 |
Total a lot /some | A lot of trust | Some trust | Not much trust | No trust at all | Don’t know | Don’t use | |
| News and opinion in daily newspapers | 62% | 53% | 46% | 3% | 43% | 32% | 13% | 3% | 5% |
| News and opinion in local newspapers | – | 54% | 52% | 4% | 48% | 29% | 11% | 3% | 5% |
| Commercial TV news and current affairs | 64% | 48% | 43% | 5% | 38% | 34% | 19% | 3% | 2% |
| ABC TV news and current affairs | 70% | 71% | 72% | 23% | 49% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| Commercial radio news and current affairs | 54% | 46% | 45% | 4% | 41% | 30% | 15% | 3% | 6% |
| ABC radio news and current affairs | 62% | 67% | 67% | 19% | 48% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 10% |
| Commercial radio talkback programs | 38% | 33% | 33% | 5% | 28% | 32% | 22% | 3% | 10% |
| ABC radio talkback programs | 45% | 47% | 47% | 7% | 40% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 13% |
| News and opinion websites | 49% | 41% | 38% | 3% | 35% | 36% | 14% | 4% | 9% |
| Internet blogs | 20% | 20% | 17% | 1% | 16% | 37% | 25% | 5% | 15% |
Since July, trust in media has dropped for daily newspapers (-7%) and commercial TV news and current affairs (-5%).
ABC TV news and current affairs has the highest number of people who have a lot/some trust (72%). This is followed by ABC radio news and current affairs (67%).
The lowest level of trust was recorded for internet blog (17%). This was followed by commercial radio talkback programs (33%).