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Category Archives: trust

Government interference

I’ve belatedly found a wonderful survey from May last year on trust in the media. As usual, the relevant cross-tabs are buried behind several links. The juiciest information for my purposes comes with the agree/disagree responses to the statement, “The government interferes too much in the media in our country”. The question isn’t ideal for […]

Posted 11 January 2007 † Chris § media § south korea § united states § egypt § russia § indonesia § nigeria § political interference § india § brazil § united kingdom ‡ Comments (0)

Trust and politicians’ ability to leave things be

As a sideline, I’ve been reading about trust in governing institutions. Does the political independence of broadcasters depend on whether politicians trust the broadcasters to report truthfully or accurately? If so, might existing low levels of trust prevent an improvement in the relationship?
Working through one wonderful article on LBJ’s psychology, I came across the […]

Posted 17 October 2006 † Chris § lbj § psychology ‡ Comments (0)

BBC NEWS | Politics | Ex-Brown aide regrets BBC battle

BBC reports that a former Brown aide now believes that the row over Gilligan damaged trust in the government. Now there’s a shocker. Quick, someone investigate whether ursine animals defecate in woodland areas…

Posted 26 September 2006 † Chris § uk § hutton § BBC ‡ Comments (0)