A large part of the population in Germany requires reliable and reputed information on current affairs. It emerges from 2025 information monitor, which was published by state media facilities on Thursday. More than 90 percent of Germans are interested in current subjects, 96 percent inform themselves about media at least once a week. About a quarter (24 percent) has recently saved messages, most of them (67 percent) due to several negatively vested reports. The fifth in the tired news due to lack of confidence in the sender and material is also clear.
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Price hike: users may join collective action against DAZN for freeGive under 45 year olds Representatively A little more often to avoid messages intentionally. In the case of children under 30 years of age, the lack of interest is the second most common cause in case of chronic reduction. For children under 30 years of age, however, increased news use also has proportional effects.
The tenth “blasphemy” looks on installed media like public service broadcasters or daily presses. She sees it as a “powerful mouthpiece” or criticizes “lots of thinking rules”. A tight fifth is more likely to agree with such statements. Media Skepticism is not widespread in people below 30 years of age and has been formally surveyed with higher education. In particular, the respondents who are sympathetic with AFD disbelief the media. On the other hand, supporters of Greens show particularly clear belief in the media.
34 percent cannot be found again
One of the ten of the ten -ten good four (42 percent) suggests that their use of information in relation to the present time has changed in the last five years. Spontaneously, you mainly lead an enlarged digital message use.
The established media met only the current current events for some of the Germans, Peter Matuchec, the managing director of the Opinion Institute, Foorsa commissioned with the survey, when the information monitor was introduced when introduced the information monitor. 34 percent no longer found itself in reporting, 59, on the other hand, thought that the option of subjects was good. The established media was quite quick, understood, impartially and reliable, “But also believed”: 37 percent did not consider them politically controlled and economically independent.
A clear majority (eight out of ten) is satisfied with the political system on the basis of democracy or basic law in Germany. Only six out of ten also appreciate how democracy in Germany actually works. According to Matuschek, there is usually a clear relationship between the media trust and democracy satisfaction. Rejecting is dissatisfied with the entire political system. The original media criticism is beyond this group: even there are reservation about the media established among the society.
Trust on social media: no one
Internet has become the most important information medium. It was already shown by media guarding studies by media guards from the previous year, which has later been developed with a new format through the participation of a political approach. However, social media is not an option for most of them, Matuschek explained. Meanwhile, they have a permanent place even when purchasing information, but they often have this success on this side. In a targeted discovery of messages, public broadcasters have 64 percent in TV sector and 37 percent on radio. Search engines follow newspapers and only then social networks (17 percent).
Trust in such online platforms is very low. The citizens there rate the speed with only 67 percent. Otherwise negative qualities dominate. More than four out of five consider social networks less or are not reliable at all (49 percent). They cite fake news, disintegration, polarization and defamation as well as lack of moderation and control as causes. Matuschek insisted that even social media users did not complain about lack of freedom in media, but a defense to attack.
YouTube is located as a source of information with 56 percent of use rates on social media and streaming services. WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook underline the relevance of the meta as a news supplier with shares of 47 to 31 percent. Especially below 30 years of age using YouTube, Instagram and Spotify.
Media guards talk about weightruf
Albrect Behar, the head of the district president conference of state media officials, explained the results, “When it comes to our social co -existence, we face big challenges.” For development in the United States, where X and Meta withdrew their moderation efforts in front of the changing power in the White House, it was worried.
“Algorithms influence our idea of ​​reality,” Bähr said. The online platform should not form an uncontrollably news room, so that clear guidelines for algorithm control are important as strengthening media literacy in all generations. In view of the wake -up call, it was important to promote quality journalism. The growing group of people who are rejecting against the established media “we should take notice”.
The online survey for Info Monitor took place with over 3000 participants in two rounds between July and November 2024.
(MHO)
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