A global median of 75% want their news media to be unbiased when covering political issues, yet many say the news media do a poor job of reporting on political issues fairly.
Political issues fairly | News about govt. leaders and officials |
News accurately | Most important news events | |
Greece | 18% | 25% | 22% | 42% |
South Korea | 27% | 26% | 36% | 44% |
Spain | 33% | 48% | 48% | 63% |
Chile | 36% | 36% | 42% | 55% |
Italy | 36% | 46% | 45% | 60% |
Lebanon | 36% | 62% | 48% | 73% |
Argentina | 37% | 38% | 45% | 56% |
Colombia | 38% | 43% | 41% | 57% |
Poland | 40% | 43% | 43% | 59% |
Peru | 42% | 42% | 51% | 59% |
Hungary | 42% | 49% | 54% | 63% |
Israel | 42% | 50% | 63% | 78% |
Source: People Around World Want Unbiased News | Pew Research Center