Media considered essential to democracy

2022-01-20T18:08:16.410Z

French confidence in the press has increased, according to the latest Kantar barometer for La Croix. The pandemic has put news monitoring back more than ever at the heart of French life, and allowed a rise in confidence in the written press. A few months after the eruption of the Covid-19, its credibility is maintained, until catching up for the first time with that of the radio. Nearly half of those questioned believe that "things happened as the press and radio say" , compared to 44% for televi

The pandemic has put news monitoring back more than ever at the heart of French life, and allowed a rise in confidence in the written press. A few months after the eruption of the Covid-19, its credibility is maintained, until catching up for the first time with that of the radio. Nearly half of those questioned believe that

"things happened as the press and radio say"

, compared to 44% for television (+ 2 points) and 24% (- 4 points) for the internet, according to the 35th barometer of trust in the Kantar Public-Opinion media for

La Croix

, unveiled on Thursday. The credibility of the written press has increased by 1 point in one year, while that of the radio, which has been leading alone since the launch of this barometer in 1987, has fallen by 3 points.

"We are seeing a convergence of credibility between the traditional media, with a widening gap with the internet

," notes Guillaume Caline, director of public issues and opinions at Kantar Public-Onepoint.

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Source: lefigaro

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