Though the use of social media as a news source is growing, as is the case in Denmark, it is still considered the least trustworthy. It was found, for example, that only roughly a third of French individuals aged 18 to 24 years have trusted information posted on social media networks, whereas online news websites were far ahead as far as public trust in the French media was concerned. 36 percent of Dutch respondents surveyed would even pay for online news; roughly two thirds would do this based on the web content’s quality.
In general, as demonstrated in the survey by the European Commission mentioned above, Europeans still trust traditional media the most. Similar results are also found in other European countries such as Italy, where radio and television ranked highest as the most reliable media.
