Accurate. Objective. Transparent. Australians identify what they want in trustworthy media
- Written by Sacha Molitorisz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Media Transition, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Trust in media is low in Australia, which is why traditional news values like accuracy and objectivity matter.Shutterstock
In an age of social media and smartphones, people are accessing more news than ever. The problem is, they don’t believe much of it.
Three-quarters of Australian news consumers say they have experienced “fake...