Media Coverage Of Iraq Conflict
More than four in five Britons (85%) say they are either very or fairly interested in news coverage of the current conflict with Iraq, according to new research from MORI. Most people (55%) say they trust television coverage most, compared to one in 10 (eight per cent) who trust newspaper coverage the most. A quarter (27%) say they trust each equally, and one in 20 (five per cent) say they do not trust newspaper or television coverage.
Technical Details
Survey conducted for The Times. MORI Telephone Surveys interviewed a representative quota sample of 969 British adults aged 18+ on 28-31 March 2003. Data are weighted to match the population profile.
Q To what extent are you personally interested or not in news coverage of the war in Iraq?
% | |
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Very interested | 43 |
Fairly interested | 42 |
Not very interested | 9 |
Not at all interested | 5 |
Don't know | 1 |
Q And thinking of the television station whose coverage of the war in Iraq you trust the most and the newspaper that you read that you trust the most, would you say that you trust the television or newspaper coverage more, or do you trust both equally?
% | |
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Trust television more | 55 |
Trust newspaper more | 8 |
Trust both equally | 27 |
Do not trust television or newspaper | 5 |
Do not read or watch coverage of the war in Iraq | 2 |
Don't know | 3 |