We asked Poles whether they trust the media. “There are one or two newspapers” [WIDEO]

According to , the profession of journalist was ranked only 19th in the ranking of trust in professional groups created by the state Institute of Finance based on research by the BST Group. Journalists were overtaken by professional groups such as priests, civil servants, bankers, judges and psychiatrists. Among the respondents, only 32% declared moderate and full trust in journalists. respondents.

It is no secret that the profession of journalist no longer evokes such respect as it used to, but it is a worrying phenomenon that every year trust in our profession is decreasing. Certainly, this is related to the huge polarization among society on politics, which is also related to the various media through which information is transmitted. Sometimes in significantly different ways.

“I take information given in the media with great reserve”

I decided to check the information at the source and went to the streets of Warsaw’s Ochota district to ask Poles if they trust our media and what is behind it. One woman estimated that her confidence was around 80 percent. “In one [gazecie – przyp. red.] one reads this, the other reads this when it comes to the same topic. This means that there is some manipulation somewhere “- she said. At the end of the conversation, she admitted that she still has the greatest confidence in Radio One, regardless of the major program changes that took place in 2016.

In turn, one of the young men said that he does not use the media too much because there is a lot of untruth in it. When asked where he gets his information about the world, he replied briefly: “From friends who are into these topics.” Another interviewee briefly replied that there are only one or two newspapers on the market that she trusts. “Everything I hear, I try to sift through my own mind and compare everything,” said another woman.

The national media has been hit many times. “Above all [nie ufam – przyp. red.] TVP1, TVP2 and TVP Info. Polsat also has its moments of hypocrisy, “said one of the women. In turn, a young girl admitted directly: “I don’t trust any televisions.” Then I try to read a lot more and on different pages” – he assessed.