About six-in-ten Germans say the news media are very important, and a majority of adults trust the media | Pew Research Center

May 14, 2018

News Media and Political Attitudes in Germany

About six-in-ten Germans say the news media are very important, and a majority of adults trust the media

About six-in-ten Germans say the news media are very important, and a majority of adults trust the media

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News Media and Political Attitudes in Germany
Divides in Germany between those with and without populist views in their attitudes toward the news media
Germans across the ideological spectrum generally share the same main news source
Ideological placement of news outlets in Germany
Germans generally place their news outlets in the middle of the left-right spectrum
About six-in-ten Germans say the news media are very important, and a majority of adults trust the media
In Germany, a large majority trusts the public news organization
In Germany, those with populist views tend to trust news outlets less than those without such views
A minority of Germans get news on social media, and those who do mainly do so on Facebook
A quarter of Germans who get news on social media don’t pay attention to sources there