19 August 2013, 190813, ABC, SBS, SMH, The Australian, the telegraph, trust in election media coverage, trust in media
Q. How much trust do you have in the way the following media have reported and commented on the election campaign so far?
|
Total a lot/sometrust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Not much trust |
No trust at all |
Don’t know |
Don’t use |
|
| ABC TV |
58% |
22% |
36% |
10% |
7% |
8% |
17% |
|
| SBS TV |
52% |
16% |
36% |
9% |
5% |
10% |
24% |
|
| Commercial TV |
29% |
3% |
26% |
34% |
19% |
9% |
9% |
|
| ABC radio |
49% |
16% |
33% |
10% |
8% |
8% |
25% |
|
| Commercial radio |
25% |
4% |
21% |
27% |
19% |
10% |
18% |
|
| The Australian |
31% |
5% |
26% |
15% |
16% |
9% |
27% |
|
| The Telegraph (NSW) |
25% |
7% |
18% |
21% |
28% |
7% |
19% |
|
| Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) |
39% |
7% |
32% |
21% |
16% |
8% |
17% |
|
| The Age (Victoria) |
42% |
7% |
35% |
21% |
13% |
9% |
15% |
|
| Herald Sun (Victoria) |
30% |
5% |
25% |
25% |
26% |
8% |
12% |
|
| Courier Mail (Queensland) |
23% |
2% |
21% |
20% |
21% |
9% |
27% |
The most trusted media for coverage of the election campaign were ABC TV (58% trust), SBS TV (52%) and ABC radio (49%).
The most trusted newspapers were The Age (42%) and the Sydney Morning Herald (39%).
The least trusted media were the Courier Mail (23%), The Telegraph (25%) and commercial radio (25%).
03 June 2013, 030613, ABC, privatisation, SBS
Q. Would you support or oppose the privatisation of the ABC and SBS?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
15% |
11% |
21% |
3% |
|
| Total oppose |
57% |
68% |
51% |
75% |
|
| Strongly support |
4% |
3% |
6% |
– |
|
| Support |
11% |
8% |
15% |
3% |
|
| Oppose |
25% |
24% |
28% |
22% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
32% |
44% |
23% |
53% |
|
| Don’t know |
28% |
21% |
28% |
22% |
15% support the privatisation of the ABC and SBS and 57% oppose. 28% did not give an opinion.
Strongest opposition came from men (61%), people aged 55+ (74%) and those on incomes under $1,000pw (68%).
10 July 2012, 100712, ABC, broadcast, CPSU, digital news, investigative journalism, media, Nadine Flood, Newspapers, SBS
If SBS and the ABC don’t get a substantial increase in funding, their future is shaky, warns Nadine Flood.
The old media empires are being transformed by a new audience which doesn’t pay for its news. The News Corporation scandal in the UK is turning people away from newspapers. So what are the ramifications for public broadcasting?
CPSU’s Nadine Flood tells 3Q the role of the national broadcasters will be more important than ever. Investigative journalism and public accountability are at risk. But public funding must increase if they are to fulfil their roles and continue to innovate.
ABC radio, ABC TV, Commercial radio, Commercial TV, Daily newspapers, EMC, ER, Essential Media, Essential Report, media, News, Polling, polls, SBS, Sky News, the media, trust in media
Q. How much would you say you trust each of the following media sources to provide you with the news and information you want about Australian politics?
| A lot/some trust | |||||||||||
| Total a lot/some trust | Total not much/no trust | A lot of trust | Some trust | Not much trust | No trust at all | Don’t know | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | ||
| ABC TV | 76% | 15% | 29% | 47% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 73% | 77% | 79% | |
| SBS | 70% | 15% | 24% | 46% | 10% | 5% | 15% | 69% | 72% | 67% | |
| ABC radio | 69% | 17% | 25% | 44% | 11% | 6% | 14% | 66% | 71% | 71% | |
| Daily newspapers | 53% | 40% | 6% | 47% | 31% | 9% | 7% | 52% | 53% | 52% | |
| Commercial TV | 45% | 48% | 4% | 41% | 35% | 13% | 7% | 42% | 48% | 44% | |
| Sky News | 41% | 25% | 7% | 34% | 17% | 8% | 34% | 46% | 42% | 34% | |
| Commercial radio | 40% | 48% | 4% | 36% | 34% | 14% | 12% | 34% | 44% | 41% | |
The most trusted media for news and information about politics were ABC TV (76%), SBS (70%) and ABC radio (69%). The least trusted were commercial radio and commercial TV (both 48% not much or no trust).
Those aged 18-34 tended to have more trust in Sky News (46%) but less trust in commercial radio (34%).
The major differences by voting intention were that Liberal/National voters have more trust in commercial TV (52%), Sky News (48%) and commercial radio (49%).
ABC, free-to-air TV, media, News, Newspapers, pay TV, Radio, SBS, the media
Q. Thinking about where you get your news, on an average weekday which of the following media would you use?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Daily newspaper | 42% | 42% | 47% | 38% |
| Commercial (free-to-air) TV news | 64% | 68% | 67% | 57% |
| ABC TV news | 32% | 34% | 34% | 32% |
| SBS TV news | 12% | 10% | 11% | 19% |
| Pay TV news | 10% | 11% | 11% | 6% |
| Commercial radio news | 27% | 23% | 34% | 20% |
| ABC radio news | 17% | 17% | 17% | 22% |
| Internet news sites – e.g. newspaper sites, ABC, etc | 55% | 54% | 59% | 56% |
| Internet blogs | 6% | 4% | 7% | 10% |
| None of them | 5% | 2% | 3% | 10% |
The most commonly used news sources on weekdays are commercial TV news (64%), internet news sites (55%) and newspapers (42%).
Respondents aged 45+ were more likely to use commercial TV news (70%), newspapers (48%), and ABC TV news (43%). Those aged under 35 were more likely to access internet news sites (60%) and less likely to read newspapers (36%). Comments »
ABC, Blogs, free-to-air TV, media, News, Newspapers, pay TV, Radio, SBS, the media
Q. And where do you get your news on an average weekend?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Weekend newspaper | 50% | 51% | 56% | 43% |
| Commercial (free-to-air) TV news | 59% | 64% | 62% | 42% |
| ABC TV news | 28% | 29% | 30% | 29% |
| SBS TV news | 10% | 9% | 10% | 13% |
| Pay TV news | 9% | 9% | 10% | 3% |
| Commercial radio news | 17% | 15% | 22% | 10% |
| ABC radio news | 13% | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| Internet news sites – e.g. newspaper sites, ABC, etc | 42% | 41% | 43% | 42% |
| Internet blogs | 4% | 2% | 4% | 8% |
| None of them | 6% | 4% | 3% | 15% |
The most commonly used news sources on weekends are commercial TV news (59%), newspapers (50%) and internet news sites (42%). Respondents were more likely to read newspapers on weekends than weekdays (42% weekdays/50% weekends) but less likely to view commercial TV news (64%/59%) or internet news sites (55%/42%).
Respondents aged 55+ were more likely to use commercial TV news (65%), newspapers (61%), and ABC TV news (46%). Comments »
ABC, Blogs, free-to-air TV, media, News, Newspapers, pay TV, SBS, the media, trust in media
Q. Please rate your level of trust in the news and information from each source.
|
|
Total always/usually trustworthy |
Always trustworthy |
Usually trustworthy |
Seldom trustworthy |
I do not trust it at all |
Don’t know |
| ABC TV news | 82% | 21% | 61% | 7% | 3% | 8% |
| SBS TV news | 78% | 19% | 59% | 8% | 2% | 12% |
| ABC radio news | 78% | 18% | 60% | 8% | 3% | 12% |
| Commercial (free-to-air) TV news | 69% | 5% | 64% | 20% | 6% | 5% |
| Internet news sites – e.g. newspaper sites, ABC, etc | 66% | 5% | 61% | 18% | 4% | 12% |
| Newspapers | 65% | 3% | 62% | 22% | 7% | 6% |
| Commercial radio news | 62% | 4% | 58% | 19% | 8% | 11% |
| Pay TV news | 48% | 4% | 44% | 14% | 6% | 32% |
| Internet blogs | 17% | 1% | 16% | 31% | 26% | 26% |
The most trusted news sources were ABC TV news (82%), ABC radio news (78%) and SBS TV news (78%).
The least trustworthy were internet blogs (57% seldom/no trust), newspapers (29%), commercial radio news (27%) and commercial TV news (26%).
Women were more likely than men to trust commercial TV news (75%/62%), newspapers (68%/63%) and commercial radio news (68%/55%). Comments »