Survey Shows Hacking Scandal's Effect on Media Credibility

U.K. and U.S. view news outlets differently

The News International phone hacking scandal has taken a major toll on U.K. citizens’ opinion of their country’s press, a new survey found.

According to PBS U.K. Trust report’s YouGov survey, which The Guardian had the results of today, 58 percent of adults in the U.K. said the hacking affair has had a negative effect on their perception of the British press, while 51 percent said that the scandal has made them less trusting of all British news organizations.

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