From BBC News (h/t Pelagius): S Koreans ‘trust internet news’

Approximately 85% of South Koreans asked said they put a high value on accessing news over the internet, a much higher proportion than in other countries. . . fewer than half those polled said they trusted the broadcast or newspaper journalism they were offered. And 40% of South Koreans said they had changed their news source over the past year because of a lack of trust.

I recognize that “most important source” does not equal “trust,” but changing from traditional to internet media due to a lack of trust in one implies more trust in the other. I have had arguments about ‘fan death’ with SNU PhD candidates, and their “proof” was that it was “in the news, it must be true.” Not trusting newspaper or TV news - but trusting online news, who could in fact be controlled by the same companies or organizations not trusted in traditional media - also falls well short of anything logical. But perhaps I shouldn’t be so critical, in light of other news.
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