"In recent days, the School of Communication at ORT Uruguay University released the results of a report entitled 'Trust in the media and news avoidance in Uruguay,' the third part of a broader study on news consumption and digital technologies.
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Nearly 50% of those surveyed trust information from recognized or established media outlets, whether analog or digital, exceeding by ten points the global average established in the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report. 'You always expect to find something roughly similar to the global average,' explains [Francisco Arri, professor and researcher at the Faculty of Communication of ORT Uruguay University]. It wasn't the only surprise.
'Seventy percent of those surveyed say they get their news from social media, meaning it's their primary source. But when asked about their level of trust in the information they receive from social media, the trust index drops to 22%, while the trust index for established media outlets rises. This means that while people initially get their news from social media, they have much more confidence in the information they receive from established media,' the researcher explained."
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