News outlets’ audiences concentrate near the ideological center, but Western Europeans perceive their country’s media environment as more partisan | Pew Research Center

May 8, 2018

In Western Europe, Public Attitudes Toward News Media More Divided by Populist Views Than Left-Right Ideology

News outlets’ audiences concentrate near the ideological center, but Western Europeans perceive their country’s media environment as more partisan

News outlets’ audiences concentrate near the ideological center, but Western Europeans perceive their country’s media environment as more partisan

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News outlets’ audiences concentrate near the ideological center, but Western Europeans perceive their country’s media environment as more partisan

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In Western Europe, Public Attitudes Toward News Media More Divided by Populist Views Than Left-Right Ideology
Trust in news media in Western Europe varies widely between those with and without populist views; Smaller, if any, divides between those on the political left and right
Wide gap between Western Europeans with populist views and those without in how well the news media cover the economy
Southern European countries express low trust in the news media
Southern Europeans less likely to share the same main source for news
News outlets’ audiences concentrate near the ideological center, but Western Europeans perceive their country’s media environment as more partisan
Substantial minorities of social media news consumers don’t pay attention to sources there, still about half or more are familiar with sources they encounter
UK similar to northern countries in sharing a common main news source but closer to southern countries in lower levels of trust of the news media