Canadians’ confidence in news media has continued to decline, with just 32 percent saying the information presented by news outlets is “accurate and impartial,” according to in-house research by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
“Impressions of the quality of content has decreased for nearly all sources compared to the baseline, and fewer Canadians express trust in the news media, express satisfaction with Canadian television programming, and feel reflected in content currently available,” said CRTC research based on interviews with 2,541 Canadians between Feb. 14 and March 29.
Trust in the media has fallen by 4 percent compared to 2023, while satisfaction with the quality of news coverage has fallen by 6 percent, according to the report, which was first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter….