Support is slightly higher for focusing more on regular, everyday people rather than people in power

Percentage who think news should focus more on regular, everday people versus people in positions of power

EDIT_ATTN_PREF. In your view, should the news focus more on people in positions of power or regular, everyday people, or both equally? Base: Brazil = 2,000, India = 2,050, UK = 2,179, US = 2,000. Note: 'More on people in positions of power' includes those who say 'much' or 'somewhat more on people in positions of power', whereas 'more on regular, everyday people' includes those who say 'much' or 'somewhat more on regular, everyday people'. Excludes those who say 'don't know', 'neither', or 'both equally'.
Source: 'Strategies for Building Trust in News.' A report published by the Reuters Institute in September 2023.

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