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.

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?

 %
Very interested43
Fairly interested42
Not very interested9
Not at all interested5
Don't know1

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?

 %
Trust television more55
Trust newspaper more8
Trust both equally27
Do not trust television or newspaper5
Do not read or watch coverage of the war in Iraq2
Don't know3

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