Press Release – Jornalism Media and Democracy – JMAD TRUST IN NEWS DECLINES, RNZ AND TVNZ THE MOST TRUSTED FOR COVID INFORMATION The AUT research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) has published its second Trust in News in New Zealand report which examines New Zealand citizens …
TRUST IN NEWS DECLINES, RNZ AND TVNZ THE MOST TRUSTED FOR COVID INFORMATION
The AUT research centre for
Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) has published its second
Trust in News in New Zealandreport which examines New Zealand citizens’ trust in news, news brands, and journalism. During the past year, New Zealanders’ trust in the news has eroded. In 2021, 48% of New Zealanders trusted news in general (down 5% on April 2020 survey) and 55% trusted the news they consumed themselves (down 7% on April 2020).
The AUT research centre for
Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) has
published its second
Trust in News in New Zealandreport
which examines New Zealand citizens’ trust in news, news
brands, and journalism. During the past year, New
Zealanders’ trust in the news has eroded. In 2021, 48% of
New Zealanders trusted news in general (down 5% on April
2020 survey) and 55% trusted the news they consumed
themselves (down 7% on April 2020).
The report is
co-authored by Dr Merja Myllylahti and Dr Greg
Treadwell.
“In general, trust in the news has
decline because the news media is seen as increasingly
opinionated, biased, and politicised,” says JMAD