Trust In News

Research

Trust in UK government and news media COVID-19 information down, concerns over misinformation from government up

In this Reuters Institute's factsheet we examine people’s attitudes towards how news organisations, government and other institutions are responding to the pandemic in the UK, based on a survey fielded on 21-27 May.

Initial surge in news use around coronavirus in the UK has been followed by significant increase in news avoidance

In this Reuters Institute's factsheet we examine people’s news avoidance during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK based on a survey fielded from 7 to 13 May 2020. This piece of research is part of the UK COVID-19 News and Information Project.

Are news outlets viewed in the same way by experts and the public? A comparison across 23 European countries

Analysis of more than 200 news outlets across Europe shows that the public generally trust those which experts believe provide accurate information from credible sources.

UK public polarised on news coverage of government response and concern over misinformation

Second factsheet from the UK COVID-19 news and information project

News media broadly trusted, views of UK government response to COVID-19 highly polarised

The first factsheet from the UK COVID-19 news and information project examines people’s attitudes towards how news organisations, government and other institutions are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

Navegando la “infodemia”

Un análisis del consumo de noticias e información sobre el coronavirus en EEUU, Reino Unido, Alemania, España, Corea del Sur y Argentina en los meses de marzo y abril de 2020.