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Canadians Increasingly Losing Trust in Media, Study Finds
Only 29 percent of respondents indicated that the media is free from undue political influence, compared to 39 percent in 2017
By Isaac Teo June 18, 2022
A study on how people globally engage with the news found that Canadians are increasingly losing trust in the media.
A report released Wednesday by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found that Canadians who place their trust in the news fell from 58 percent to 42 percent over the last four years.
The study is based on an online survey of 93,432 people, conducted in 46 countries at the end of January and beginning of February by YouGov, a UK-based market research company, on behalf of the institute.
USA last
Canada ranked 18th in overall trust out of the 46 countries surveyed, which include Australia at 20, the UK at 36, and the United States taking the last spot.
“Large numbers of people see the media as subject to undue political influence, and only a small minority believe most news organizations put what’s best for society ahead of their own commercial interest,” wrote Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, director of Reuters Institute, in the report.
Among the Canadian respondents, only 29 percent indicated that the media is free from undue political influence, compared to 39 percent in 2017. And a majority of 73 percent believe the media is not exempt from undue business influence, an increase of 9 percentage points since 2017.
The report added that dissatisfaction with the governments and pandemic fatigue may have contributed to the negative attitudes toward the media, and the perceptions that media outlets have not been critical enough of official sources such as public health authorities.
A February study by marketing consultancy firm Edelman Canada found that 61 percent of Canadians believe journalists and reporters purposely try to mislead them “by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations,” with business leaders (60 percent) and government (58 percent) not far behind.
In addition, less than half of Canadians view government leaders and CEOs as trustworthy, at 43 percent and 36 percent, respectively, said the Edelman report, which is based on an online survey with over 1,500 Canadians during the period of Nov. 1–24, 2021.
Meanwhile, the Reuters report noted people around the world were increasingly avoiding news that affected their mood negatively (36 percent), and those that focused too much on politics and COVID-19 (43 percent).
In Australia, 41 percent of the respondents said they selectively avoided the news, a jump from 30 percent in 2017. In the UK, the response nearly doubled, from 24 percent in 2017 to 46 percent in 2022. The increase in the United States was more moderate, with 42 percent avoiding the news, compared to 38 percent in 2017.
The difference in the US is probably due to the fact that it has an alternative to the left-wing BS that comes out of most global media. Right-wing BS might not be any better, but, at least it's a place to go when you are tired of the woke stuff.
To win public trust again, media could try to provide factual information and to “simplify language and better explain or contextualise complex stories,” the report suggested.
“The need for reliable information, careful context, and considered debate has rarely been greater, but so too has the desire for stories that inspire and give hope of a better tomorrow,” the authors said.
They completely missed the point here. The point is that almost all news media are made up of people with either a right or left-wing bent. Their reporting presents, for nearly all outlets, the liberal perspective as if it were the God-given truth, and anything the rings of conservatism is presented as being absurd.
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This is how Deep State works in the media!
Tulsi Gabbard Latest To Push Russian-Backed Conspiracy
About U.S.-Backed Biological Labs In Ukraine
Derek Saul, Forbes Staff
Mar 13, 2022,03:30pm EDT
TOPLINE Former presidential candidate and Congress member Tulsi Gabbard shared false information Sunday about U.S. involvement in Ukraine biological laboratories Sunday, giving credence to an unfounded Russian-backed conspiracy theory the U.S. has warned could serve as justification for Russia to use biological and chemical weapons against Ukraine.
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) shared misleading information Sunday that supported a ... [+] GETTY IMAGES
In a two-minute video posted to her Twitter Sunday morning, Gabbard said there are 25 to 30 American-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine and called for an immediate ceasefire at the laboratories as they could spread dangerous pathogens.
Gabbard’s concern about the spread of pathogens is supported by fact—the World Health Organization called for Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens this week to prevent the spread of disease if a laboratory is attacked—but there’s no evidence of the U.S. supporting biological labs in Ukraine and the U.S. has consistently denied doing so.
Gabbard’s comments notably give apparent credibility to a particularly dangerous Russian-backed conspiracy theory.
This week, Russia spread a conspiracy about the U.S. developing biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine laboratories, a false claim that the White House and NATO have warned could be justification for a Russian attack of its own.
The theory became popular on Alex Jones’ InfoWars platform and on social media several weeks ago, and since was co-opted by Russian and Chinese state-run media.
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“As we have said all along, Russia is inventing false pretexts in an attempt to justify its own horrific actions in Ukraine. The United States does not own or operate any chemical or biological laboratories in Ukraine,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price Thursday.
"Does not own or operate" leaves a hell of a lot of wiggle room for financing two dozen bio-labs.
SURPRISING FACT
Elena Branson, charged Tuesday by American authorities for allegedly acting as a Russian agent, made donations to only one American politician, according to election filings by the Daily Beast: Gabbard.
TANGENT
The Kremlin sent a memo to state-run Russian media calling on outlets to use as much footage of Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson sharing his controversial stances supporting Russia and criticizing the U.S. and NATO as possible, according to Russian government agency documents obtained by Mother Jones and published Sunday. Aside from former President Donald Trump, Carlson and Gabbard have emerged as perhaps the two most prominent Russian sympathizers in the U.S.
"Russian sympathizers" is what Deep State media calls anyone who dare speak the truth. You don't have to be a Russian sympathizer to know that the USA and NATO have been working since 2014 to force Russia into attacking Ukraine. If you can't see that it's because you're not looking. Choose to look for the truth!
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