NEWS ORGANIZATIONS SEEN AS BIASED Percent who agree Journalists and reporters Most news organizations The media is notdoing well at being are purposely trying to are more concerned with objective and non-partisan mislead people by saying supporting an ideology or things they know are false or political position than with Strongest agreement that gross exaggerations informing the public media is not doing well in: Japan 80 S. Korea 77 Global 27 Global 27 Global 24 Colombia 76 Argentina 75 Italy 75 Spain 73 Brazil 72 59% 59% 61%UK 69 *Nigeria 67 Mexico 66 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer.POP_EMO. Some people say they worry about many things while others say they have few concerns. We are interested in what you worry about. Specifically, how much do you worry about each of the following? 9-point scale; top 4 box, worry. Attributes shown to half of the sample. ATT_MED_AGR. Below is a list of statements. For each one, please rate how much you agree or disagree with that statement. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, 27-mkt avg. PER_MED. How well do you feel the media is currently doing each of the following? Please indicate your answer using the 5-point scale below. 5-point scale; bottom 3 box, not doing well. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, 24-mkt avg. Data not collected in China, Russia, and Thailand. *Nigeria not included in the global average 25
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