A survey conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics among those aged 20 and over shows that only a quarter of the public - 251% - believes that the media portrays the situation in the country as it really is.
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Half - 50% - believe that the media portrays the situation in the country worse and 13% believe that they portray the situation better than in reality.
Among Jews: 30% of the secular, 25% of the traditional, 15% of the religious, and 14% of the ultra-Orthodox believe that the media portrays the situation as it is in reality.
The data also shows that for approximately 471% of the population, television is the main source of information on news topics, and 421% consume news mainly from Israeli websites on the Internet. Radio and the printed press are sources of information for smaller proportions of the population - 121% and 7.8% respectively. 151% consume news mainly from social networks, and 7.5% from conversations with friends.
As age increases, consumption of progressive news, mainly from television, increases: 33% for those aged 20-44, 54% for those aged 45-64, and 74% for those aged 65 and over.
44% believe that online news information cannot replace traditional media news releases. Only 35% believe that traditional media provides reliable information.
The data also shows that the credibility of television (44%), radio (48%), and newspapers (44%) is perceived as much higher than the credibility of social networks (28%).
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