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Trust in international news media in partially free media environments: A case study of five markets in Africa and South Asia

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2011), 92 pp.

Contains bibliogr. pp. 75

"This report is focused on attitudes to trust in international media. It collates findings from 36 focus groups and 11 immersion interviews conducted in Nairobi (Kenya), Cairo (Egypt), Dakar (Senegal), Mumbai (India) and Lahore (Pakistan) in the summer and autumn of 2010 [...] The report explores three core questions for each market. What news are people interested in? Which providers do people trust and why? How does trust affect the consumption of news from different providers and across different platforms? Whiel for each market there are different responses to these questions, the findings also identify a number of overarching trends across the five markets." (Executive summary)
1 Introduction, 9
2 The cultural life of news, 19
3 Awareness, usage and perceptions of different local, national and international news media, 30
Kenya -- Egypt -- Senegal -- India -- Pakistan
4 Trust and consumption, 49
5 Conclusion, 69