As the coronavirus has spread throughout the United States and across the globe, consumers have turned to the media to inform about them how the pandemic is progressing and have been seeking news from sources they trust, and 60 percent of respondents to a U.S. survey said that they did not trust social media to provide correct information about the outbreak. Social media was by far the least trusted news outlet for coronavirus updates, followed by podcasts and online-only news sites. Conversely, traditional media outlets like newspapers and radio fared better in terms of consumer trust, along with cable and network news.
Least trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020
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Morning Consult. (March 17, 2020). Least trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104569/least-trusted-news-sources-coronavirus-us/
Morning Consult. "Least trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104569/least-trusted-news-sources-coronavirus-us/
Morning Consult. (2020). Least trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104569/least-trusted-news-sources-coronavirus-us/
Morning Consult. "Least Trusted Sources of News for Information about The Coronavirus Outbreak in The United States as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104569/least-trusted-news-sources-coronavirus-us/
Morning Consult, Least trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104569/least-trusted-news-sources-coronavirus-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Least trusted sources of news for information about the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of March 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104569/least-trusted-news-sources-coronavirus-us/
