Relationship between press freedom and public trust in news (2023)

In markets with press freedom above a certain level, trust in news tends to be higher in countries with more press freedom.

But in markets with press freedom below a certain level, trust in news can sometimes be high - indicating a possible curved relationship

Q6_2016_1. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement" - I think you can trust most news most of the time. Base: Total sample in each market ≈ 2000. Note: Press freedom data from Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index (2023).

Get the data Embed
Reuters