Q. How much trust do you have in what you read in the following newspapers?
|
Total a lot/some 25 Jul 11 |
Total a lot/some 25 Jun 12 |
Total a lot/some 21 Jan 13 |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Not much trust |
No trust at all |
Don’t know |
|
| The Australian |
69% |
60% |
65% |
10% |
55% |
20% |
10% |
5% |
| The Telegraph (NSW only) |
52% |
49% |
48% |
5% |
43% |
35% |
15% |
2% |
| Sydney Morning Herald (NSW only) |
74% |
69% |
71% |
12% |
59% |
20% |
9% |
1% |
| The Age (Victoria only) |
79% |
76% |
71% |
11% |
60% |
16% |
9% |
4% |
| Herald Sun (Victoria only) |
54% |
51% |
50% |
8% |
42% |
28% |
20% |
2% |
| Courier Mail (Queensland only) |
65% |
51% |
57% |
4% |
53% |
22% |
19% |
3% |
* Note : Percentages based only on respondents who had read each newspaper.
Among those who have read the newspaper, 11% have a lot of trust in The Age and 12% have a lot of trust in the SMH. 10% of readers of The Australian have a lot of trust in the newspaper but only 5% have a lot of trust in The Telegraph and 4% in the Courier mail. 50% have not much or no trust in The Telegraph and 48% have not much or no trust in The Herald Sun.
Overall, the most trusted newspapers were The Age (71% a lot/some trust) and the SMH (71%). The least trusted were The Telegraph (48% a lot/some trust) and the HeraldSun (50%).
Since this question was asked last year, there have been increase in trust in the Courier Mail (up 6%) and The Australian (up 5%), while the Age has declined by 5%.