According to a 2018 survey, almost half (** percent) of online British adults who regularly access the news said the quality was worse than it was five years previously. Just ** percent said the quality of news has improved.
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YouGov, & Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (February 11, 2019). What is the quality of news like compared to five years ago?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1031303/quality-of-news-in-great-britain/
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