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Trust in Newspapers

Q. How much trust do you have in what you read in the following newspapers?

A lot of trust Some trust Not much trust No trust at all Don’t know
The Australian 16% 53% 19% 8% 5%
The Telegraph (NSW only) 7% 45% 25% 21% 2%
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW only) 20% 54% 19% 6% 1%
The Age (Victoria only) 23% 56% 15% 3% 3%
Herald Sun (Victoria only) 7% 47% 32% 12% 2%
Courier Mail (Queensland only) 9% 56% 22% 12% 1%

* Note : Percentages based only on respondents who had read each newspaper.

Among those who have read each newspaper, 23% have a lot of trust in The Age and 20% have a lot of trust in the SMH. 16% of readers of The Australian have a lot of trust in the newspaper but only 7% have a lot of trust in The Telegraph and The Herald Sun.  46% have not much or no trust in The Telegraph and 44% have not much or no trust in The Herald Sun.

Liberal/National voters (21% and 57%) are more likely than Labor voters (17% and 50%) to have a lot or some trust in the Australian.

July 25, 2011   //   Essential Report 110725 25th July 2011   //   1 Comment   //   Tags: , , , , ,
  • Anonymous

    Well, well, well, little or no trust in the poor old Telegraph, seems people are not quite as stupid as the far right jounos of this rag may think. Perhaps balance and fair reporting with some journalistic standards required would lift this level of trust.

    I even check sporting results in other media because there is little this paper seems to get right. 

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