Chris Hanretty

'trust' Category

• Jan

  11

  2007

  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 in brazil, egypt, india, indonesia, media, nigeria, political interference, russia, south korea, trust, united kingdom, united states by Chris

• Oct

  17

  2006

  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 in lbj, psychology, trust by Chris

• Sep

  26

  2006

  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 in BBC, hutton, trust, uk by Chris