Interest in news is highly associated with having more trust in news in general

Percentage who trust information in the news media 'somewhat' or 'completely' among those more versus less interested in news

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TRUST_GEN. Generally speaking, to what extent do you trust, or not trust information from the news media in [Brazil/India/the UK/the US]. Q4. How interested, if at all, would you say you are in news? Less/more interested in news: Brazil = 837/486, India = 732/671, UK = 432/1,145, US = 432/1,024. Note: 'More interested in news' includes those who say they are 'extremely' and 'very interested', whereas 'less interested in news' includes those who say they are 'slightly' or 'not at all interested'.

Source: 'Strategies for Building Trust in News.' A report published by the Reuters Institute in September 2023.