Tuesday 2 July 2024

Use Broadcast Media For Your News

In the era of fake news, disinformation, conspiracy theories it can be difficult to know who or what to trust with their news and that is even more vital as Political Parties try to persuade people to vote for them.
Yougov have created a chart showing who Brits trust from the top broadcast outlets and the BBC comes out top with 44% deeming it trustworthy then ITV News on 39% and Channel 4 News has 38%, Sky News 28%, Channel 5 News 24% and GB News 12%.
The most trusted newspaper is the Financial Times on 40% then The Guardian 33%, The Times 30%, The Independent 30%, The Economist 28%, The Telegraph 24%, The i 20%, The Daily Mail 10%, The Express 8%, The Mirror 8%, The Sun 6% and The Star 3%.
Of the radio stations, LBC is the most trustworthy with 14% then Times Radio 12% and then TalkRadio with 9%.
The Press regulates itself and anything deemed misleading is corrected days later on page 17 in the bottom left hand column while Broadcast media has Ofcom watching its every move so with accusations of bias ringing in my ears, i say stick to the TV News, BBC or ITV preferably,  and steer clear of GB News and if you want to read a newspaper go for the Financial Times, Guardian or Times and steer clear of the tabloid press altogether.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

As I said, American media has never been held up as a good example.