Not all news consumers worry about journalistic values | POLICY OPTIONS
The Max Bell School of Public Policy was mentioned in a Policy Options piece that discusses research conducted by newly appointed Max Bell Professor Taylor Owen and ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Institute for the Study of Canada Assistant Professor Andrew Potter on the habits of news consumers.Â
"To find out, we conducted a study that was commissioned by the Max Bell School of Public Policy at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and administered by the Loewen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. The study included 2,245 English-Canadian respondents, including English-speakers in Quebec, and 452 French-speaking Quebecers. Among other things, we asked respondents about their news-consumption habits, their political preferences, their beliefs about the world, their trust in news organizations and what values they believe should guide journalistic practices."