Hongkongers’ trust in news rises even as security laws ‘intensifies’ challenges to journalism – study
Hongkongers’ trust in the news has “increased substantially,” rising to 55 per cent of those surveyed for an annual study of news consumption habits in 47 countries and territories – the highest since the city was first examined in 2017. The rise in Hongkongers’ trust in the news coincided with an increase in trust across news organisations featured in the study, including newspapers, broadcasters, and digital outlets, according to a report released on Monday by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. “Trust in the news has increased substantially from 39 per cent [in 2023] to 55 pe...