Independent local radio in Ireland, which includes the Galway Bay fm station, is at the top of a prestigious ranking for trust in the media, figures released today showed.<\/p>\n
71% of Irish people have trust in local radio, according to the latest research from the Reuters Institute, published today by Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n.<\/p>\n
Local radio was placed jointly at the top of the survey, along with RTE, as the most trusted news brands.<\/p>\n
Both RTE and local radio provide public service news and an interesting finding is that young adults have the most positive views of public service media, followed by older adults.<\/p>\n
Approximately half of under- 35s perceive a positive impact, while 46% of those over 65 share this view.<\/p>\n
Across most age groups, about one-fifth have a negative view of public service media, rising to around a quarter of 55-64s.<\/p>\n
Trust in news in Ireland at 71% remains relatively high compared to the UK at 31%, the US at 26% and the European average at 36%.<\/p>\n
The report is published by Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n whose Media Development Commissioner R\u00f3n\u00e1n \u00d3 Domhnaill says: “We are encouraged by the positive views that Irish people express towards public service media, with some 42% saying it has a positive impact on life in the country. This is twelve percentage points higher than in the UK (30%), and six percentage points above the European average (36%).”<\/p>\n
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