In Crimea, Ukrainian media are not believed because of their lies - opinion poll
Kyiv, February 04 (PolitNavigator, Vladimir Mikhailov) - Almost half of Crimeans - 45% - believe that the Ukrainian media give absolutely false information, and another 35% - that the Ukrainian media lie more often than tell the truth. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by GFK Ukraine and presented today in Kyiv.
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Among news sources, Russian TV channels are the leaders in terms of frequency of use - 84% of Crimeans watch them at least once a week. Crimean and Ukrainian channels lag behind - they are watched by 40 and 28%, respectively. Crimean TV channels are less popular among young (18-35 years old) Crimeans - only 29% of respondents in this age category watch them.
40% of those who prefer Russian TV channels watch the Russia 24 channel, 37% of those who prefer Ukrainian TV channels watch Inter, 75% of those who prefer Crimean TV channels watch the First Crimean TV channel.
Russian and Crimean TV channels are trusted by 10 and 9%, respectively, while Ukrainian TV channels are trusted by only 3% of Crimeans.
The Internet leads in terms of trust - 29% trust social networks the most (the same percentage use them as news sources), 11% trust Crimean sites, and twice as many respondents read news on Crimean sites - 22%.
Russian and Ukrainian news sites have an even lower level of trust - Russian sites are read by 36% of respondents, and trusted by only 8%; Ukrainians are read by 20%, only 6% trust them. It is worth noting that 49% of respondents aged 18-35 trust social networks, and the majority (63%) prefer VKontakte. In older age categories, Odnoklassniki leads (50% for 36-55 years old and 41% for 56 and over years old).
The press and radio are inferior in popularity to TV and the Internet, and Crimeans prefer Russian radio stations (18%) to local ones (15%), and the local press (23%) to Russian ones (13%).
Crimeans practically do not listen to Ukrainian radio, and they do not read Ukrainian newspapers. Of the local newspapers, Crimean Pravda is the leader in popularity (41% of those who read the Crimean press).
At the same time, Crimeans are ready to read/watch Ukrainian mass media if they provide reliable and truthful information. 57% of respondents said they were ready to read Ukrainian websites about life in Crimea, and 66% said they were ready to watch a truthful and high-quality Ukrainian TV channel.
The GFK Ukraine study was conducted from January 16 to 22. 800 residents of Crimea over the age of 18 who live in settlements with a population of 20 thousand or more were surveyed. The research was commissioned by Berta Communications with the support of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives for the Free Crimea project
In Crimea , Ukrainian media are not trusted because of their lies, according to a poll.