Which of these sources of information do you find trustworthy, where can one expect especially reliable information about politics and political events?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Public-service television
80%
Public-service radio
67%
Local newspaper
66%
Television news channel
60%
National daily newspapers
60%
News magazines such as Spiegel or Focus
55%
Personal conversations
49%
Weekly newspapers
46%
Economic newspapers and magazines
31%
Private television
31%
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Original surve question: "Welche dieser Informationsquellen halten Sie für vertrauenswürdig, wo kann man besonders zuverlässige Informationen über Politik und politische Ereignisse erwarten?"
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Opinions on trustworthy information sources for political information in Germany 2016
This statistic shows the results of a 2016 survey conducted in Germany on sources of information the public found trustworthy in terms of reliable information about politics. That year, 80 percent of respondents trusted public-service television, while 67 percent trusted public-service radio stations. 49 percent of respondents relied on personal conversations.
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