As of 2020, a survey on digital news in Australia stated around 47 percent of consumers who use television as a main source of news stated that they trusted the news in general. This was a decrease compared to the previous year.
Trust in news by consumers who use television as a main source of news in Australia as of February 2020
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APO, & University of Canberra. (June 17, 2020). Trust in news by consumers who use television as a main source of news in Australia as of February 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888511/australia-trust-in-news-by-television-news-consumers/
APO, und University of Canberra. "Trust in news by consumers who use television as a main source of news in Australia as of February 2020." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888511/australia-trust-in-news-by-television-news-consumers/
APO, University of Canberra. (2020). Trust in news by consumers who use television as a main source of news in Australia as of February 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888511/australia-trust-in-news-by-television-news-consumers/
APO, and University of Canberra. "Trust in News by Consumers Who Use Television as a Main Source of News in Australia as of February 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888511/australia-trust-in-news-by-television-news-consumers/
APO & University of Canberra, Trust in news by consumers who use television as a main source of news in Australia as of February 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888511/australia-trust-in-news-by-television-news-consumers/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Trust in news by consumers who use television as a main source of news in Australia as of February 2020 [Graph], APO, & University of Canberra, June 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888511/australia-trust-in-news-by-television-news-consumers/
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