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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11707

20 January 2017
BEACONS / Beacons
Disturbing variations on the theme of information (II)

According to a recent survey, only 21% of Belgian citizens trust the press and journalists – 21% less than in 1997 (Le Soir, 9 January). Is it serious, doctor? Certainly, because the complaint is not limited to Belgium alone. According to a 2015 Eurobarometer survey, highlighted recently by Gareth Harding of the Ethical Journalism Network, 73% of UK citizens admit to not trusting their newspapers. This UK figure may be the highest of the countries of the EU but the malady is everywhere....

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
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