Media
People Perceive Media Freedom Differently Worldwide
Chadians among the least likely to say media in their country have a lot of freedom
November 3, 2011
People worldwide are more likely to perceive the media in their countries as having a lot of freedom than not. A median of 67% say their media have this much freedom, but this view ranges from as low as 27% in Chad to as high as 95% in the Netherlands.
Majority in U.S. Continues to Distrust the Media, Perceive Bias
More perceive liberal bias than conservative bias
September 22, 2011
Americans remain largely distrusting of the news media, with 55% saying they have little or no trust in the media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly, and 60% perceiving bias one way or the other.
Mobile Phone Access Varies Widely in Sub-Saharan Africa
Average phone owner is more likely to be male, educated, and urban
September 16, 2011
Gallup surveys in 17 sub-Saharan African countries indicate the potential for tremendous growth in the mobile phone industry. Fifty-seven percent of adults have mobile phones, with access ranging from a high of 84% in South Africa to a low of 16% in Central African Republic.
Majority of Britons Distrusted Media Before Hacking Scandal
Britons still more confident than Americans
July 27, 2011
Gallup surveys conducted before Britain's recent phone hacking scandal show the majority of Britons have not been confident in the quality and integrity of their media for years. The 39% who were confident in 2010, however, is still higher than the 30% of Americans who expressed confidence in their media that same year.
Americans Regain Some Confidence in Newspapers, TV News
Confidence still lags behind levels of trust seen through much of the 1990s and into 2003
June 27, 2011
Americans' confidence in newspapers and television news rebounded slightly in the past year, having been stuck at record lows since 2007. Americans aged 30 to 49 and men registered significant improvements in their views of each.
Americans Most Confident in Military, Least in Congress
Confidence in most institutions below their historical average
June 23, 2011
Gallup's annual update on confidence in institutions finds Americans expressing the most confidence in the military and the least in Congress. This year, there has been a slight uptick in Americans' confidence in television news and newspapers, though each ranks in the lower half of the 16 institutions tested.
Google and Facebook Users Skew Young, Affluent, and Educated
A majority of each site's users are concerned about invasion of privacy
February 17, 2011
Sixty percent of Americans tell Gallup they visit Google in a given week, compared with 43% who say they have a Facebook page. Users of each site tend to be young, affluent, and educated. More than half of each site's users are concerned about invasion of privacy when they use the site.
U.S. Internet Users Ready to Limit Online Tracking for Ads
However, many are amenable to being tracked by advertisers they choose
December 21, 2010
The majority of U.S. Internet users oppose advertisers' using their online browsing history to target ads to their interests. Still, many users appear amenable to being targeted with customized content from advertisers they specifically choose.
Distrust in U.S. Media Edges Up to Record High
Perceptions of liberal bias still far outnumber perceptions of conservative bias
September 29, 2010
For the fourth straight year, the majority of Americans say they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly -- now 57%, a record high by one percentage point. Perceptions of media bias persist, with 48% saying the media are too liberal and 15% saying they are too conservative.
In U.S., Confidence in Newspapers, TV News Remains a Rarity
No more than 25% say they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in either
August 13, 2010
Americans continue to express near-record-low confidence in newspapers and television news -- with no more than 25% of Americans saying they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in either.
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