Only a Third of Canadians Trust News Media: Survey

Only one-third of Canadians consider the news media in their country to be trustworthy and unbiased, a new Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission research paper says. The report is based on a survey by Ipsos Limited, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. Only 36 percent of respondents believe in the trustworthiness of the information provided by the media, and the same percentage feels that news programming offers a variety of perspectives. Furthermore, 37 percent are satisfied with the quality of information and analysis available through Canadian news outlets. Despite these doubts, 45 percent of those surveyed rely on Canadian news media to stay informed about global events and believe that news programming covers a broad range of issues. However, this trust is not uniform across the country....