Q. How much trust do you have in what you read in the following newspapers?
|
Total a lot/some |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Not much trust |
No trust at all |
Don’t know |
Total a lot/some Jul 2011 |
Total a lot/some Jun 2012 |
Total a lot/some Jan 2013 |
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The Australian |
58% |
12% |
46% |
26% |
10% |
6% |
69% |
60% |
65% |
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The Telegraph (NSW only) |
46% |
6% |
40% |
31% |
19% |
4% |
52% |
49% |
48% |
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|
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW only) |
70% |
18% |
52% |
22% |
5% |
3% |
74% |
69% |
71% |
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|
The Age (Victoria only) |
66% |
14% |
52% |
18% |
11% |
5% |
79% |
76% |
71% |
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|
Herald Sun (Victoria only) |
48% |
8% |
40% |
28% |
17% |
6% |
54% |
51% |
50% |
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|
Courier Mail (Queensland only) |
48% |
8% |
40% |
33% |
13% |
6% |
65% |
51% |
57% |
* Note : Percentages based only on respondents who had read each newspaper.
Among those who have read the newspaper, 18% have a lot of trust in the SMH and 14% have a lot of trust in The Age. 12% of readers of The Australian have a lot of trust in the newspaper but only 6% have a lot of trust in The Telegraph. 50% have not much or no trust in The Telegraph, 46% not much/no trust in the Courier Mail and 45% not much/no trust in The Herald Sun.
Overall, the most trusted newspapers were the SMH (70% a lot/some trust) and The Age (66%). The least trusted were The Telegraph (46% a lot/some trust), the HeraldSun (48%) and the Courier Mail (48%).
Since this question was asked in 2013, there have been declines in trust in the Courier Mail (down 9%) and The Australian (down 7%), while The Age has declined by 5%.