Media Standards Trust

Pew Center survey that finds Americans increasingly critical and disenchanted with mainstream news organisations. People who use the internet as their main source of news are particularly critical of...

Source: Pew Center for Press & People, Pew Centre for People & Press

August 2007

Keywords: news, trust, bias, inaccuracy, US

Global survey of trust in the media amongst 10,230 adults in 10 countries conducted by Globescan. Key findings include that more people trust the media than their governments - except in US & UK (both...

Source: BBC, BBC, Reuters, Media Center

May-06

Keywords: Trust, independence

Greg Power's report launching Carnegie's Democracy & Civil Society programme and follows from the Power Inquiry. Seeks to find tangible ways in which to engage people in democracy. Argues that discuss...

Source: Carnegie UK Trust, Carnegie UK Trust

2006

Keywords: democracy, citizenship, trust, politics

Stephen Coleman's report on civic engagement in young people argues against the prevailing orthodoxy. Coleman suggests young people are engaged but not through traditional structures. They want to par...

Source: Carnegie UK Trust, Carnegie UK Trust

2006

Keywords: citizenship, democracy, Internet, technology, trust, politics

Sir Alan Budd's independent panel report, commissioned by the BBC Trust to 'assess the impartiality of BBC news and factual coverage of business'. Focusing on mainstream output. 26 pages, including re...

Source: BBC, Independent BBC Trust Panel (chaired by Sir Alan Budd)

May 2007

Keywords: BBC, business, impartiality, trust

5,000 face to face interviews conducted across Europe in September 2006, exploring the European blogging experience. Finds that about 60% of Europeans (70 million people) have heard about blogs, and a...

Source: Ipsos-MORI, Ipsos MORI

Nov-06

Keywords: blogs, Internet, democracy, politics, trust, UGC

Drawing on the findings from five discussion groups plus a review of decades of survey data, the MORI report shows that in this greater climate of distrust — driven by increased awareness of spin and ...

Source: Ipsos-MORI, Ipsos MORI

Nov-05

Keywords: Government spin, democracy, politics, trust

Academic research paper discussing some of the major issues surrounding trust in e-commerce. Defines the concept of trust and explores some trust-enhancing strategies. Concludes with future research p...

Source: Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford Internet Institute

Apr-03

Keywords: trust, identity, privacy, economics

Exploring idea of trust on the internet, based on findings of Oxford Internet Institute's 2003 survey. Study shows wide variations in cybertrust. Experience tends to increase trust, except when it gen...

Source: Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford Internet Institute

Oct-03

Keywords: Trust, internet, technology, privacy

Biennial Pew news consumption survey amongst 3,204 adults. Shows growth of internet as main source of news slowing. Supplementary source for many. Audience for online news broad not deep (many people ...

Source: Pew Center for Press & People, Pew Research Centre for People and Press

Jul-06

Keywords: Internet, online news, trust, technology