by Jane Whyatt
The refugee crisis, the conflict in Ukraine, the truth about people who claim state benefits – there is a growing list of topics and themes that readers and viewers distrust. That claim is not only based on a general sense of unease expressed in social media or everyday conversations. It has been proved by researchers at the University of Leipzig, Germany.
Dr. Uwe Krüger (Photo courtesy of interviewee)
And it represents a crisis for press and media freedom. If the audience does not believe in the work of journalists - especially those working in the mainstream media - then…