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 |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Not much trust |
No trust at all |
Don’t know |
|
| The Australian |
69% |
60% |
15% |
45% |
23% |
12% |
6% |
| The Telegraph (NSW only) |
52% |
49% |
10% |
39% |
30% |
19% |
3% |
| Sydney Morning Herald (NSW only) |
74% |
69% |
19% |
50% |
22% |
6% |
4% |
| The Age (Victoria only) |
79% |
76% |
20% |
56% |
18% |
5% |
1% |
| Herald Sun (Victoria only) |
54% |
51% |
8% |
43% |
32% |
15% |
1% |
| Courier Mail (Queensland only) |
65% |
51% |
6% |
45% |
28% |
13% |
7% |
* Note : Percentages based only on respondents who had read each newspaper.
Among those who have read the newspaper, 20% have a lot of trust in The Age and 19% have a lot of trust in the SMH. 15% of readers of The Australian have a lot of trust in the newspaper but only 10% have a lot of trust in The Telegraph and 8% in The Herald Sun. 49% have not much or no trust in The Telegraph and 47% have not much or no trust in The Herald Sun.
Overall, the most trusted newspapers were The Age (76% a lot/some trust) and the SMH (69%). The least trusted were The Telegraph (49% a lot/some trust), the HeraldSun (51%) and the Courier Mail (51%).
Since this question was asked last year, there have been significant declines in trust in the Courier Mail (down 14%) and The Australian (down 9%).
Liberal/National voters (70%) were more likely than Labor voters (48%) to have a lot or some trust in The Australian.